Just so no-one is fed inaccurate information;
Fact 1: No 'BA pilot' is running with the intention of staying in the position of GS, only to provide sufficient time for a suitable replacement to be found. A more realistic GS election timetable and election notification would have allowed time for this suitable candidate to run directly against CD(a more desired outcome), but unfortunately due to the BALPA head offices intention to re-instate CD with as little competition as possible, this proved an impossibility.
Fact 2: The head office of BALPA purposely failed in communicating to their members that the GS elections were due(as proved by many on this board surprised to hear here first that a GS election was even occurring)in order to avoid the growing dissent(as also proved by the poll here on pprune) by it's members about the continuing decline in their working terms and conditions over the past 10years under CD's leadership. Worrying that they thought we didn't need to properly informed and they could streamline their own intentions!!!!!
Fact 3: Saying one will not vote for a candidate before they have even read their election address and who might actually be good for the union(can't do a worse job than the last 10years)simply because they are a "BA pilot"(and despite Fact 1 above) is the type of close-minded attitude that threatens all UK pilots future. Lets have an open and honest assessment of CD's accomplishments over his term and then vote. Can any pilot in the uk say they are really happy with the direction of things over the past 10years? If yes then vote CD, if not then maybe a change is appropriate.
Lets not have petty in-fighting between what firms we all work for when it comes to the bigger issue of voting on an important union election and also comes at a crucial time in the future of UK pilot's in general.