I hope it can be agreed that no group should be disadvantaged whilst another group moved up - ideally we should be working to move everyone up. The former would have happened had BA been allowed to raid the APS fund, pay some into NAPS and keep the balance. Three years ago the APS was in surplus, hence the attempt by BA to grab some, since then the market has been hard hit and who knows if BA will have to pump some funds into both schemes.
M.Mouse's point about apathy is very well made - unless battles are fought, the lifestyle of flight crew will be eroded irrevocably.Interestingly enough, there was a well publicised threat by BA to stop the final salary scheme at the time of the proposed merger, and I wrote to the then pilot pension trustee
( now whispering in Singapore, I believe ) with my worries.
The older I get, the more cynical I become, and I'm now positively ancient! Why is it that pay and conditions for staff seem to be going down the plug hole, while pay and bonuses for the senior managers and directors are upwardly mobile. Surely a much more aggressive stance is required from Balpa, reps and the rank and file.