When it was suggested that the pay for 150 hours line training scheme that easy suffered last summer was perhaps a bad idea and the start of the rot and that perhaps BALPA should investigate, I believe that the BALPA response at the time was that time could have been spent looking at more important issues and that in fact it was a useful revenue stream for the company, which we shouldn't really deny them. Indeed, I even remember one TC saying it was a good idea as it prevented his training skills from becoming rusty!!
That was the response in 2008. Perhaps in 2009 we can all see what is happening? I hope.