Am a BALPA member. Employed by BA and in general, v happy with what our CC have achieved through tough and principled negotiation. We are fortunate to have some great intellects battling for us........
Someone made the very valid point about the fragmented nature of our union due numerous CCs fighting their own individual battles. This is definitely something which weakens big BALPA.
Personally, what really irks me, is big BALPA's apparent ineffectiveness in tackling the major issues that affect us all - SSTRs, PTF schemes, Airport Security......... As many before have said, time to grow some balls and teeth and start upsetting one or two applecarts.
In summary, a BALPA member who is (a) satisfied with my CC and (b) VERY DISSATISFIED with big BALPA