"Why should We tolerate BASSA lanyards as some kind of political eye poke or those ridiculous xxxx key rings."
So is the wearing of a BALPA lanyard also an "eye poke" which should be dealt with as a disciplinary matter...lets face it they dont conform to uniform regulations either?
It's hypocrisy. Regardless of your department either you should be allowed to wear your union lanyard or not.
I was asked, or should I say ordered, by a lanyard police in the CRC some time ago to remove my BASSA lanyard as it was not uniform standard. A couple of feet away were three pilots standing (I hope you had a good look because it looked like your eyes were about to pop out) with their BALPA lanyards around their necks.