biddedout:
rather than to rely on the word of a leadership team which is assuring you that there will be no detriment to your terms and conditions in the future.
Your posting is well-written and perceptive. BALPA members have had written assurances in the recent past. In that instance, pilots took lower terms and conditions in the 'Regions' to help fund a shiny new fleet of 21 Airbuses. Written assurances were given.
Then, 'market forces' took over, the 10 Airbuses that had appeared were shunted off to LHR and the assurances were proved worthless. The remainder of the fleet was never bought, the pilots didn't 'get their money back'.
Fortunately, the current BACC are more astute than their colleagues from that time.
Willy Walsh has promised us assurances "in his own blood" - his words. We don't want that, we would prefer old-fashioned ink on a binding agreement.