Clanger, you will get no argument from me regarding the lamentable lack of action on P2F and the other cancerous practices that are now endemic throughout our profession.
Are the senior guys at the top in any way responsible for some of what has happened? IMO they are. It was far too easy to let the company (and I mean any company) screw those that had not joined the ranks for some temporary reprieve to their T&C’s. That avoided the need to stand up and be counted. In their defence they had the most to lose and the abyss of industrial action takes on a new reality when you stare over the precipice for real. Especially when it’s for those you don’t know.
We do need to address this problem with some urgency now. The longer we leave it, the harder it will become.
I won’t pretend to even begin to have the solution…but I am certain that this will only be resolved by co-ordinated industry wide action. IMHO leaving won’t solve anything. To influence the outcome you have to be sat at the table…and for right now that means BALPA.
I do know the NEC is aware of the growing discontent over this. Perhaps when the e-mails become a flood from all the membership they will get serious.
Good luck with the job hunt Clanger, don’t give up…you have invested too much blood sweat and tears to walk away now.