As a former Balpa member at baby the main issue here is the way in which no one has been consulted on any issues since 2006(strike ballot) with the exception of wether to add our names to legal action against the company for holiday pay or pay deferal.
When they need the workforce to stick their necks on the line they communicate with us the rest of the time they just sign the deal and give us the news.
Maybe the IPA will or wont do any better but if they achieve nothing more than to just keep the members informed and listen to our views, its a giant step in the right direction.
You have to ask why the ops director is so desperate to keep Balpa as the union, is it because they are a pushover?
