David v Goliath or his own side?
Interesting that Day Dreamer should see BALPA/IPF as a David v Goliath senario but perhaps the real Goliath is management's pilot benefit/cost cutting and those who know the biblical story will understand this:
David, so the story goes, represented sheep - he was a shepherd boy overlooked by his older (wiser?) siblings who had joined King Saul's army. He was seen as insignificant.
That army was in deadlock with the Philistines. The latter used the giant Goliath to torment and tease Saul's army on a daily basis - castigating them for their inability to deal with the problem.
Along comes David delivering a simple food package for his older brothers. He sees the Goliath problem and get's stuck in using the tools of his trade. He refuses the heavy and expensive armour that King Saul says he should wear ("join our union it is the only one with clout!"). Yet, sometimes smaller, lighter, and well tested methods work better than huge, expensive confrontations (eg: Voluntary v Statuatory recognition).
Throughout the story and even after David sorts out the Goliath problem, his brothers sneer at him but in the longer term the Philistines were beaten and David's followers ended up far better off......
There is a time for standard drill - David himself wore armour later in life, but sometimes in difficult circumstances, the unexpected method can turn things around to your favour far more quickly.