5 Greens,
I don't think you need to dive for cover, your points are very valid. Balpa should represent all of its members not just those who work for BA. Recent developments in BALPA are very disturbing and it seems that the union is retreating from the enlightened attituded developed over many years to the darkness of 1970s thinking. This cannot be good for anyone. If BA want their own union then they should start one of their own not hijack and degrade a respected institution that belongs to many others.