Dear Colleagues;
First of all, thank you for all of the emails, and more importantly the emails of support and encouragement.
I did not start this campaign to become the company Arthur Scargill, nor do I have any ill intentions towards the company. I merely felt the need to channel our collective feelings into one combined force, so that we can achieve something. Some of you have replied to my email with a terse response, saying you cannot reply to an annonymous email, and will not, until I identify myself. Well to those people I simply say, please take my place and canvass the pilot body with the blessing of the management. I wish you well.
Anyway, an update on the voting:
I have received 48 replies to my email so far, from the 98 pilots that I canvassed.
Votes from Permanent Pilots
BALPA: 27
IPF: 5
Contract Pilots:
BALPA: 10
IPF: 1
3 people have advised me they have resigned but wish us all well.
2 people have refused to divulge their preferences.
Therefore, thus far 77% of the people that have voted have opted for BALPA. I am aware that this figure is taken from about 35% of the pilot community, but it is a start.
Please keep emailing me and I will update the figures as and when I get more information.
Safe Flying
BB
P.S I would appreciate more reponses from the 767 guys as the majority of the votes so far are from the 737 guys.
P.P.S Those pilots that have voted for the TGWU (2); I have added your votes to BALPA because I have been advised that the TGWU are no longer accepting applications from pilots.
All those who have not emailed, please forward union preference to:
[email protected]