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Correct me if I am wrong, but BA's original idea was a career average scheme.
Their official next proposal was £500m lump sum and £250m (plus a bit (can't remember the exact figure) per year. Then the lump sum went up to £800m and £272m per year. Now it has gone up another £8m per year yes. But ALL of these improvements have been spearheaded by BALPA (with backing from the other trade unions).
Now I am not saying that I am going to vote for the deal. I do not know precisely what it is yet. I hope it will be flexible in the future - and not in BA's favour. I am also hoping that BALPA have managed to get a shift in the amount of the money that is going to past accrual and the amount that is going to future accrual. It is the future acrual that BALPA were interested in (ie reducing the loss of benefits), whereas it is the past acrual that the trustees were interested in.
I think you should give BALPA a break until we see the proposals. And if we do not like them, we can vote no.
Last edited by GS-Alpha; 6th Jan 2007 at 14:31.