I'm sorry it may be all so inconvenient to many people that mainline pilots will not just shut up so that they can join BEA, but we would rather like to protect our and our families future security thank you very much.
No mainline FO will be interested in PL, so "newbies and wet behind the ears" have nothing to worry about. I very much doubt any, bar a tiny handfull, of mainline FO's would have any interest in a command ar PL either.
The argument is about ensuring PL pilots JOIN THE MAINLINE SENIORITY LIST, thereby opening up the whole of BA's fleets and ensuring decent T's and C's for all.
Nothing will happen until the New Year as we are in suspended standing conference. (last step before ballot).
We are not stupid. We will not vote for Chrismas (topical eh!). BA has 98% Balpa membership. The ball is most firmly in one half of the court and it's not the Pilots.
Merry Xmas
