Day Dreamer
All dictionary definitions of bozo I have read say stupid or foolish person. I received an unsolicited PM from someone who appeared to be purporting to be from the BALPA side of the argument asking for advice of an apparently pro BALPA nature. When I checked his previous posts he turned out to be of the opposite stripe. It is a stupid or foolish person who does not think I will do this.
My position as a steward is irrelevant, both to here and in everyday life, I have stated who I am to avoid any confusion in discussions on here, I have never made any claims of superiority, nor would I, in any area of knowledge especially legal, which is ultimately the area this thread is about.
In terms of research, if you look back you will find it was I who posted link to Thompson's guide to the law regarding TU recognition which destroyed alot of myths various posters were trying to weave. Would that count as research and obtaining accurate information? Where I have been less than rigorous in pursuing that research I have apologised and explained myself.
You are being somewhat presumptious about the voting pattern of my wife and I, union members come from many different political stripes. As I remember it, Norman Tebbit was chairman of BALPA prior to standing for parliament, no socialist he. Besides, who said anything about my wife in the context of this present dispute. She didn't receive the PM and has had nothing to do with this. If we are talking apology then I think you are the one who should be issuing one for that crass comment.
As you seem to have been reading my post history or have a good memory could you please indicate where I have posted stating support for any political party. I have assiduously tried to avoid it.
I join you in that I do not believe in BALPA's sole right to represent the pilots in your industry.Nor do I think that a company in which BALPA has acheived 70% membership and followed the letter of the law undermine the spirit of that law by recognising a minority union without consultation and subvert that legal process that, paradoxically, was put in place to provide protection against this kind of industrial bullying. It is up to BALPA to challenge the legallity of this move.
The mods must make whatever decision they will, I consider that I acted honestly and transparently in response to a, to my mind, dishonest and disguised request. If the mods look at my incoming PMs they will see from the latest of 03/08/09 22.26 is in support of me and only thinks I jumped the gun in calling night_fr8 management. What I actually meant was RYR management as that tactic is not unknown on this site. For that I do apologise but think my suspicion was justified in the circumstances.
Yor point about aviation professionals is noted but I have covered this several times. I have also advocated that you RYR pilots should ask the mods for a private forum however I think in this case ie employment law a narrowing of the pool of knowledge would not be in your best interests unless you wish to dress opinion as fact and spread disinformation, both of which I have seen in this thread. In the context of this thread would you also exclude Flying Lawyer who, as far as I am aware, holds only a PPL?