Euro Anchor
I agree with Fareastdriver. Balpa acts only in the interests of the majority of it's members and not for the minority; where there is a clear conflict between the interests of the majority (i.e. younger, less experienced pilots) and the minority (older, more experienced) then Balpa's duty is to act for the majority. It is constitutionally incapable of any other course and I cannnot fault the logic.
Despite all this I am still a member and Balpa have been most helpful in helping to arrange a small pension with what remains of that sorry episode. Since Maxwell I have not paid a penny into any company pension scheme, rightly or wrongly preferring to do my own thing.