I do not believe there has been any formal mention of a strike by BALPA however given the current level of resentment against management it would be no great surprise. Following a winter of what seemed to be productive negotiation, some einstein seems to have decreed from on high that its not enough so they're gonna do a 'smash n grab' on conditions. Given that those on the AMB have yet again awarded themselves handsome payrises this year and still can't settle their differences with Stavros the whole idea isn't going down too well with the troops.
This isn't about a few teabags. This has been simmering for months. It began with a full scale assault on rostering which still seems ongoing, then we have part-time contracts for new captains, removal of uniform allowances, loss of disruption pay, possible contract crews, removal of crew food provisions, gb integration issues. The esteemed leaders have opened up just about every old wound in a single email - so you can imagine the tone of that email and just in time for summer too. Mix that in with roster optimisation that positions crews between 2 uk airports via central europe and you can see the sort of summer that lies ahead in the world of orange.
Nobody wants a strike but a certain influential cloggy wants to break BALPA and unlock the key to the Ryanair airbus division. That, along with his other ideas (of which there are few) is ill-conceived at best.