Obviously I do not work for BA.
But as a fellow aviator and BALPA member I am right behind the BA BALPA members.
In EZY we are facing our own managments' tactics for watering down the Ts and Cs of pilots with contracts on the mainland that are dissgraceful as well as divisive, that aim to break any union within our ranks.
BA should be the yard stick by which others are measured by. I have no desire to work for them or work out of London, but they are our national flag carrier and what happens there has implications for us all.
The reponse from the EZY membership to such threats has been, frankly, pathetic. I am hopeful that the example set here by BA BALPA members will be an inspiration to our membership ( and the fence sitters ) and demonstrate that when our employers become unreasonable and continue to devalue what we as professionals are worth, then, maybe, just maybe, we may be able to recover some of the ground that has been lost over the last decade or so, that has seen the profession slide to feed the self serving interests of our respective airline management boards.
I know this is about more than T's and C's, it is about protecting the future of the job.
Looks like the BA management are about to get dirty though, stand tall chaps, look em in the eyes, you have been more than reasonable, whilst they have gone in the opposite direction. Strike action will, of course, upset Joe Publics plans, and your management will try to lay that blame firmly at your door. At the end of the day when all reasonable efforts have been exhausted and still your employer keeps on this track, then what choice is a membership left with? You have the moral high ground here.
Best of Bristish to you all.