FlyingTom posted:
"Thanks for all the support on Saturday. Thanks for all the pledges to the strike fund too. Quite looking forward to when this thing finally kicks-off. BA can run but they can't hide (behind their lawyers)."
BALPA has been robust in rebutting BA's - I think the term obfuscation has been used - err representation of the facts.
So come clean then BALPA.
How many actual BA pilots showed up?
If we take as accurate the 1150 figure (why not?). Even if you accept that all those pilots flying, down route or resting (2,000 of 3,200 really??)
That, on the face of it doesn't leave many who didn't turn up. Unless those that did brought along the WHAGS & children, BASSA, Engineers, hangers-on.
Then, of those that could, how many did? And where was the mass media coverage promised (begged for)?
FlyingTom, perversely enough you have a point. You want to strike apparently and the media won't be remotely bothered unless there is one.
I genuinely pray there won't be one and anyone reading my history knows that I'm not a supporter of this cause.
I also do not feel that BALPA's performance should go uncriticised. Particularly their
PR - called it mostly wrong and timed it mostly wrong.