Kraut - As far as I can see in the BALPA newsletter most things have NOT been dealt with. Or am I wrong here? Sick pay? Leave? LOL? What happens after first year? The roster have been improved, but is still a worse deal then you and I have, right? This was exactly what we did not want, different T&Cs, and BALPA had/have the mandate to do something about it, by the looks of things most issues have now been pushed to future negotiations (the pay negotiations were mentioned in the new letter). We are running the risk of mixing pay with "life style" - something that was a big issue in the last round of pay negotiations - The two issues should NOT be mixed, this was something most of the members agreed on.