Do not ask what BALPA can do for you, but what you can do for BALPA.
Stop blaming BALPA and start acting yourself.
I'm sick to death of hearing this rhetoric every time someone dares to criticise the 'work' of BALPA. I don't pay my fees to do stuff for BALPA. I pay for them to do stuff for me. Otherwise I wouldn't bother.
Company Message is right. What do you mean, 'start acting yourself'? What are the ordinary, fee-paying, rank-and-file members supposed to DO, exactly?
The whole point is that the union is supposed to act for you (with your mandate), not the other way around. If we all start 'acting ourselves', as you put it, then what's the point in BALPA even being there?
I'm a member and I want the union to be successful in what it does, but like CM says, they are having a bit of a credibility problem at the moment. I don't blame the CC for this, who are overworked and under-rewarded for what they do; I blame the total lack of leadership and communication from up on high in HQ.