It is a hard thing to do no doubt, but why haven't we BALPA members (I include myself in this) lobbied hard through the union and CC's (if applicable) to do something about it?
This is one one issue where a divided workforce with no representation or common voice can get stuffed about to pillar and post.
Apathy has allowed this to happen and in the words of Martin Niemoller.
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
A bit melodramatic for certain in this case, but the principle is the same. If liberties start getting taken at the lower end of the scale, they'll start being taken higher up.