I do know that the BALPA reps are not surprised at the way this is playing out, especially after the tagalong behaviour of BASSA over the pensions deal (refusing to attend meetings, benefitting from BALPA's ingenuity then selling it to the members as though BALPA had stitched them up
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Any knowledgeable observer could have written the script.
To be constructive: BASSA members should now urge their reps to engage as much as possible to thrash something out ASAP. Time is running out.
I think it was PiB (or SP, can't tell the difference) who, a few pages ago, said that the 30th was an 'artificial deadline'. As opposed to what, exactly? A deadline is simply that, and it was announced long enough ago to have got a deal. Everyone else has managed it.........