BALPA and BA talks breakdown

[stephenr]

Some questions

Hi,

I've been researching this basis for strike action and I am interested in BA's threat of injunction. I work as an employee representative in a unrelated industry.

I have some questions:
1. I read on the befairba website an excerpt of schedule k (http://www.befairba.org/getattachment/efb36008-b66e-40bc-abbd-e7c2889d36af/BACC-Response-to-British-Airways-Q-A.aspx ). This gives assurances that any planes flown out of LGW/ LHR and in the UK must be flown by pilots on the seniority list. This looks like a concrete guarantee that OS pilots will never fly out of London or be involved in the w patters already discussed. What language does BALPA want and why?
2. Why not strike when BA want to water down the clause? (to allow OS pilots to fly out of London)
3. Why did BALPA agree to the revised schedule K (circa 2003) with geographical limits. Its indicated that the previous version did not have such limits?
4. Do any BALPA members feel misrepresented by their Union in agreeing to this clause in 2003?
5. “any British Airways flying anywhere in the UK,in aircraft purchased or leased by British Airways with 100 seats or more,will be flown by British Airways Mainline Flight Crew.” Does this mean that in this current agreement OS pilots can not fly over UK airspace or ferry aircraft from London to their European bases?
5. Is there any idea what the legal case BA have against the union is?
6. What was the exact wording of the question on the ballot papers ?

If any insiders feel the above is confidential please pm me.

Stephen