JW411, I totally agree with your way of seeing what is actually going on, very bad timing from balpa but i suspect they are under pressure from the BA guys.
I just discovered that balpa has asked for recognition in al Ryanair UK bases, I don't know how because at my base there is definitely not a majority supporting that decision but appearently UK laws allowes unions to do so if they have been asked to do so by only one employee, maybe even a Brookfield who won't get any benefits anyway ?
Guys, Ryanair management are running this company as a business, they decide what T & C they will put on the marked, you decide if that is good enough for you or you just pick another offer, plenty around the world for the time being, how about China, India, Nigeria, Korea etc. ? I just want to say that I know of some of my former colleges from Sterling already working in those countries and they would love to work for Ryanair if they got the chance.
I am not a member of balpa anymore as I don't believe they are realy doing this for the Ryanair pilots, just about to post the application for the independant union instead.
Last edited by UK Viking; 29th June 2009 at 19:24.