Which CEO would that be Tim?? Which company?
If BALPA wasn't effective or was not seen as a threat to the bottom line with Ryanair management by protecting pilots terms and conditions. Why would Ryanair management protest so much???
Do you think management are trying to protect Ryanair Pilots from BALPA?
BALPA is the pilots that is what you don't seem to grasp.
Negotiations can only go as far as Pilots in that company and represented by BALPA are willing to go. So it is the Pilots who have the power in that it is up to them to go as far as they want.
Eluding to whether you think the organisation is toothless? I would say that BALPA represents well over 75% of all the fixed wing pilots and helicopter aircrew based in the UK - as well as many working overseas. We have a membership of over 10,000 professional flight crew, working in companies large and small. Most of these Pilots would disagree with you. People might have issues as all members of an organisation do. But if the choice is between BALPA protecting my intrests and my profession or Ryanair management or other airline management hell bent on breaking our profession? I know which one I would choose.
Thanks for your input though!
