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I don't disagree. There are a number of issues where pilots and cabin crew have similar interests and I do not dispute this. If that was how I came across, that wasn't my intention.
What I object to strongly is the assertion by certain posters on this forum that in terms of actual role, pilots and cabin crew are directly equivalent. As you know, this is far from the case as the required training and legal responsibilities bear out.
Incidentally:
PS: BA seem confident that all this will be sorted out by the beginning of October. The deal with the pilots relies upon that. Imposition of new contracts requires 90 days notice using SOSR (a previous post/link of mine refers) and ideally needs to be in place by the beginning of the winter season. Take a look at your calendar and see when a deal needs to be done by.
It would appear the ACAS talks have just broken down. Coincidence?