M.Mouse,
IMHO the only bullies out there are the aggressive and arrogant,'listen to no one',IFS management team and Willie 'Cut & Slash' Walsh.
BALPA have done a fine job in negotiating with the pension dispute and I do not be grudge you a penny of what you get.I have listened to and been spoken at by so many pilots on how important the pension issue is which is fine as your is worth fighting for.
At the end of service my pension will amount to very little but what does matter to myself and 14000 Cabin Crew are our present terms & conditions which we rely on for today.
BASSA keep getting branded as militant for standing up and protecting it's membership.If BALPA does not succeed in getting it's members to accept the BA pension proposal and the Pilot community voted for industrial action to protect their pension would that then class BALPA as militant.At the end of the day a strike is a strike so why should we say BALPA are not militant if that was to occur?.
Just a thought.
WTDWL.
PS. Eddy fine posts.See you at the 'floorplate'!! meeting on Wednesday?.
Peter.