I guess by your apology Basil you may slip further down the moderators' removal list! It was timely and you seem calmer now!
However the fact remains that times are really not that troubled and BA is now seriously short of pilots.
In a shortage of something, the price goes up. I see nothing wrong in striving, in a small way, to drag the BA pilot salary UP to the market rate. I have LOST income by joining BA from a major UK charter airline - you may well ask why! The fact that I made a choice does not prevent me from trying to improve my T's & C's for the benefit of my family - which is why I work for a living.
If you wish to undermine my intentions, and those of my colleagues such as Hand Solo, you will meet with determined and implacable opposition from us wherever you choose to post on this forum.