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If BA say that they are to recognise BALPA in Open skies, then I assume it will have a Company Council just like the BACC and an appointed full time official. Their job will be to provide help and support for anyone who has a problem with their employer.
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If BA say that they are to recognise BALPA in Open skies, then I assume it will have a Company Council just like the BACC and an appointed full time official. Their job will be to provide help and support for any member who has a problem with their employer.
I may be wrong but I can't imagine there'll be too many members applying to Open Lies until the dispute has been sorted out one way or the other. Like I said, anyone who isn't a member should watch their back if they screw up.
As to the rest of your post, I agree with the sentiment. IMHO, the likelihood of there being a few "battle-hardened" reps at Open Lies is similar to the likelihood of Open Lies getting competent management.
As you say, a decent set of reps could potentially improve the T&Cs at Open Lies over time, which may start to make it an attractive proposition to more pilots. However, if they do this without being on the master seniority list, it risks driving down the T&Cs at mainline, which brings us back to the Qantas/Jetstar scenario which is exactly what we're trying to avoid.
Dave B