Dear Flying spanner,
I too have a B1/B2 ( plus old section L) licence with loads of cover (ex BA Gatwick engineer) and now fly the A319 for the orange mob. This is however irrelvant to the thread!!
My first (flying) job was at Ryanair where I watched the terms and conditions deteriorate month after month and the majority of pilots roll over and take it , just because they got the base they wanted or early command etc etc. BALAP and REPA attempted to help the pilots break this sprial but most are not interested.
My point is, If BA pilots have the unity and courage to stand up to management then good luck to them. It sends a signal to the shirts behind the desks that the union has strength and this can only be good for the rest of us in BALPA. I for one support them ! Let us not get into a discussion about BA as a whole or flying from LHR etc.
ps. As an ex OSE you probably had a lot of free time, when not on the beach or raising ADD's
