I don't agree that BALPA have questions to answer.
We are BALPA, as I said on our Company Fora, and WE have let ourselves down. The VACC don't seem to agree with that, but what the heck would I know about it?
I, at least did the right thing and did what I said I would do at our BALPA Member meetings in February. i.e. take an option to save someone else's job.
Perhaps the packages weren't good enough, but not enough of our brethren stood up to be counted when needed.
As for coming back? I wouldn't if I were at the bottom of the pile. 15 years plus to Command and all the while looking over your shoulder in more way than one in VS.
In fact, I'm not even sure I'll return. There is life outside Virgin.