Charizrad - you say..
Well, they could always start by actually standing four square behind any other airline than BA!!!!!
Agreed - however having seen two companies, the real difference is the reps themselves. In the first company they were very weak and feeble - the management took that as carte blanche to do what they wanted. In BA, they are strong and mostly very hard working, management take notice.
While I agree BALPA needs to represent other companies more, and do a better job there, it often starts with the individuals in the company.
Having said that, BALPA needs to be less of a group of company councils and more of an encompassing association to defend us all.
IMHO - If it costs BALPA a lot for high court action, then so be it, I wouldn't critisice if they did the same for any other airline. Lets drag others up to the level of representation BA get, rather than pointing fingers at the BACC - after all, that's what a union is all about isn't it?