To this end it has worked very well
No it hasn't Pressman, its been an unmitigated failure. Just in case there are any out there as yet unconvinced as to the pointlessness of throwing £1000 every year at the BLAPA parasites, perhaps you'll permit me a few salient examples as to the levels of thrall previously enjoyed, and not so very long ago too, by those who would now pass themselves of as cheerleaders-in-chief.
I hesitate in using this first one, since its author wasn't so much educated, as grown in a petri dish of ooze, but needs must when the devil drives.
didimus
14th Feb 2008 - 12:00 PM
Post #1
Posts: 906
Joined: 21-October 04
I Hate to admit it but this website has turned into the biggest load of b*ll*cks i have been associated with.no moderators present,no leadership from ialpa/balpa,absolute bull!!!! in the threads.if after all this time ialpa/balpa have not come up with a plan,then it is safe to say that there will be no plan and this website is now just a farce.for a website that was set up for pilot welfare and to promote unity,it is a joke.i am pissed off with this bull!!!!.where is the campaign,where is the information,the coordinated strategy.i would be embarassed to let an outsider access to this website.shut it down and that jokey office in stn also.at least turn off the heating and website access.then it is possible that the balpa numbnuts there might actually get out and meet some ryanair pilots.
THIS WEBSITE IS A JOKE!!!
Well, its hard to disagree with that final sentiment. Not very attractive, either. Now then, what else have we got here in the Camel's feedbag? Ah yes. Emphasis is mine.
didimus
15th Feb 2008 - 15:00 PM
Post #5
Posts: 906
Joined: 21-October 04
all due respect but i have heard this argument,over and over.the truth is nobody knows anything and we are not moving forward,quite the contrary.we continue to lose good guys to other airlines.a lot happening behind the scenes has been going on for a long time now and we are no nearer to putting the most basic of foundations in place.i would love to believe that we are making progress but in the absence of evidence,i have now to assume that we are not going anywhere.when balpa promise me a recognition campaign and continue to take my money.i would be a fool to continue to believe that they will ever do any proactive.sitting in an office does not cut it for me anymore.when the balpa moderator reads this,let he be under no illusion,i will lead a mass resignation from balpa in the coming months.they are simply not doing anywhere near enough.before i hear about calling them or visiting their office.it has all been done to no avail.they are the ones who should be calling us.balpa like ryanair may assume we are fools,that will cost them!!!
See what this latest brouhaha is all about folks? Tossing a bone to Didimus and his coterie of whinnying nincompoops in order to protect a revenue stream. Good business, sure, but ethical? Hmmm.
And then there's the senior airman from BRS, old enough and smart enough to know better, and yet now we find him waving the flag like a demented west country Joan of Arc. But what was it he penned not so long ago? Once again, the emphasis is mine.
rubik101
16th Feb 2008 - 21:00 PM
Post #16
Posts: 160
Joined: 20-February 07
I joined BALPA last September and have yet to get even so much as an e-mail from them, let alone a membership card or magazine.
BALPA are happy to taker my money but have shown little interest in me or Ryanair, as far as I can see. When are the airport meetings, when will we know if we have enough members to represent the pilot body, when will the ballot occur ?
When will BALPA let the world know that protecting Ryanair pilots should be their number ONE prority. Where We go this week, the rest will follow in the weeks to come.
If nothing happens in the next few months, least of all a membership card, I will leave the Union and the pilots can go hang.
I have the nasty feeling that REPA was set up by FR management to divide the pilots and to give them the misguided idea that they had a forum to unite them against the management. In fact, it has done exactly what it was designed to do, divided and conquered the fragmented pilots.
The talk about unity means nothing if no-one is in charge. I am uniting with whom, might I ask? We can be as united as much as is possible but unless someone steps up to the plate and delivers the ultimatum to FR bosses, then just what are we members of? A pointless, ineffectual, mutual moaning society?
A pointless, ineffectual, mutual moaning society, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, sounds like BLAPA to me. Unless of course you happen to be employed by the Barons of Hounslow in which case BLAPA will provide you with a toe job and toss your salad on demand.
It goes on and on and on, but the one take away lesson for you all is that Ryanair is hiring pilots, promoting pilots, expanding their network and laying the foundation for a future beyond your wildest imaginings. Meanwhile, these poor, sad creatures of REPA/BLAPA or whatever they call themselves this week, are changing their minds faster than a Schizophrenic on crack.
Netjets are about to dump 300 pilots on June 2nd, BA are about to toss out the longest swimmers from the shallow end of their holding pool, Virgin drops 100+, and all good union boys all. You just don't get it do you? Union membership will absolutely NOT protect you when times are tough, only a successful airline will do that for you, and as much as it irks some of you to hear it, there just ain't no fitter and meaner Gorilla in this market than the Irish blue and yellow. Get with the programe.