To all those that say give yourself a 1% pay rise (really it would be less than that, as has been said before there is tax relief) and go else where. Where do you think your salary would be now if it weren't for BALPA. Secondly if your company membership reduces to 20%, what do you think your next pay rise wil be?
Without BALPA I believe we would have a systematic erosion of terms and conditions (as my company is already trying to do).
Contract pilots from abroad would be flying our aircraft.
Pay rises of the type I have witnessed over the past 5 years will be a thing of the past.
BALPA does have some failings, but please don't cut off your nose to spite your face