Bigbrutha, I would not say my post was that inaccurate i think that is a little ott...however thats your opinion and you are welcome to it. I would agree, BALPA would crumble if they lost . BA membership would turn their backs on them. I pay the same percentage as any other pilot but in cash terms it likely to be higher as BA basic is less than mine at this time. You might say that BA get a discount in cash terms, but hey lets not go down that avenue. The crux of my point is that we should not be asked to sub for BALPA, in effect BALPA NEC are saying we will support BA pilots but only 50 % lets hope that is not true for BA pilots sake. As you put it...." think about it ". Our company and many others have had disputes but BALPA has never done for us as they are doing for BA Balpa at this time. Dan Air for example.