Max Cont,
good usage of words, but not quite...
I do indeed mean that if an individual faced legal action, the cost of which exceeded that individuals own legal fund, then other colleagues may contribute some of their own fund, on the basis that they could expect to receive the same backing if they faced the same situation. Admittedly this is, apparently, about as likely as Henry the VIII being suddenly unveiled as a CIA hitman who actually shot JFK from the grassy knoll, but still - the complaint is that BALPA isn't EVEN trying to take the cases on...hence I was speculating that a co-operative (NOT an association...
) may be a viable alternative.
Second point, is that I am very agnostic as to BALPA. However, no-one, ever answers the point that BALPA (if it is a true statement to say "BALPA = You, you = Balpa" as is often trotted out) is NOT actually the BRITISH airline pilots association...it's the pilots association of whatever airline it is representing, because it sure as hell doesn't appear to represent the whole and it absolutely, certainly, withou question does nothing at all for those that MOST need it's protection - those that HAVE no CC and have to represent themselves - the newbies, the out of work. Yet Balpa still happily take the money for this...