I too am a redundant Pilot from Thomson, and support what the other guys have said.
While BALPA may have their hands tied on this occasion as the Management will take any excuse to force people out due to the summer/winter imbalance. I think the biggest problem is in a round about way the presedence is being set for summer contractors and it is apparent Management see this as the future ( and yet another career Airline down the drain..).
The union in Thomson have let down all junior F/O's with the lack of a right to return, keeping all Captains in their ranks, and now with little communication about how the union will help us redundant Pilot's back in to the company, I find myself asking where has my £40 per month got me and come the 30th April I will be gone and forgotten.