BALPA - Finally had enough
Some on here may remember I started a poll thread to garner current opinion on our largest and primary union. Essentially I wanted to see if my personal experiences were shared by others or I was in a small minority.
I went into it with an open mind and knew my experiences and perception would be different from many who had been in employment since qualification or had experiences of having a robust CC working for them.
In the past week I've found out yet another thing that has left me wondering what the hell is going on and exasperated at how its been allowed to happen.
With the demise of Skyservice in Canada a number of pilots there immediately came onto the market. A number had worked during the UK summer season in years gone by and no doubt relationships (both personal and business) had developed over this time. I have learned that TCX made an immediate bid to bring them into their fold (unsure if it was 6 month or full time), only to find that Easyjet piped them to the post and offered a better package.
In a time where there are so many UK based/national pilots out of work, rated on both the A320 and B757, I can't understand why BALPA allowed this to happen without doing something. Its only been 6 months since the demise of Globespan.
Maybe BALPA did intervene, but if that is the case I've yet to hear about it which would show a failing in their communication.