To those calling for the BALPA game plan to be published here, and to those saying that unions have agendas.
This is not the time and the place to publish such information. Surely the time and the place is AFTER union recognition has been achieved, as then, and only then, can a proper debate take place, and Ryanair pilots can vote on what they want to pitch for in negotiations. Contrast this with the current "well lads, the company say we can have a small pay cut or a large pay cut, so we recommend that you accept the small pay cut, and BTW they want changes to this and that or it will be the loss of this or that allowance".
Any 'agenda' should be decided by the pilots themselves. BALPA has not come in to Ryanair like some white knight on a horse to slay the dragons. What has happened is that a group of Ryanair pilots have said 'enough is enough' and have launched this bid to regain a say in how the pilot body is treated by Ryanair management. They need legal protection, advice and help to do this, and this is where BALPA comes in.
Of course it is in the management's interest to try and portray BALPA as a bunch of outsiders who are interefering. This is false. BALPA is you, me, and any other pilot who has an interest in how the company moves forward. Ryanair is a very healthy company financially, even with the wholesale wasting of profits through extremely unsuccessful fuel hedging and the purchase of Aer Lingus shares. It can afford to treat its staff better. THE MANAGEMENT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO.
This is your chance to make a change. Don't waste it. Not participating in the vote is a 'no' vote, so sign the petition
https://www.balpa.org/getdoc/a98486c...rPetition.aspx
and when the vote comes, make yours count and back your fellow pilots!