A specialised Union like BALPA is a quite unique situation in the 21st century but without doubt serves its members far better than a huge non-specific generalised union like T&G, Unite or GMB.
The finance issue is the same with all unions, maybe it should look at the funds available per member to understand the real financial clout of each union. I would suspect in that regard BALPA would be much the same.
Of course there is no union in the UK that can match the financial might of the globalised corporations.
Personally I think the result has become largely irrelevant as BA lurches toward bankruptcy. There is no need to be dissapointed when this malignant embarressment to the British economy final gets lanced.
