With the changes proposed to the Disruption Agreement by BA, amounts to in the world of pilots, to their Bid Line being scrapped. I am sure they would find that unacceptable. I am very surprised that BA has not tried to scrap it, as mentioned before it is very inefficient and costly.
As mentioned by you without any evidence. Substantiate please.
What is your opposition to bidding? A very useful tool to manage workload and satisfy requirements for time off at personal events.