Let's get BALPA recognition before the company push through this part time working scheme. How many times do we have to sit and take it on the chin before we realise that the company will continue to screw everything they can out of us, until we unite together and NEGOTIATE terms that suit us and not just management?!
Annual increments - taken away a few years ago for new joiners and promoted pilots. I believe that increments were removed under the guise that it is "old fashioned" to give people pay rises each year! Old fashioned to reward loyalty and hard work! What a joke
No pay rise for us this year, but PM and others managed to take a bl**dy big one.
Holiday - only allowed to use 7 day's holiday during the 6 month summer period.
Part time working - the company are asking for volunteers at the moment, but we all know that they are hoping to make this the norm. What if they don't get enough volunteers? And for anyone volunteering - I hope you are taking legal advice to look over your new contract!
I am not saying that we should not be trying to save the company money, I am saying that BALPA have a lot of experience in negotiating things like the proposed 80% salary for 58% working contracts and we should tap into their experience and use BALPA to make sure management do not screw us AGAIN.