midman
Your position is fully understood and appreciated.
You do not have to be a golfer in order to belong to a golf club, just as you do not have to be a militant red to belong to a union.
However, the holier than thou stance taken by members of associations – that clearly undertake all the tasks carried out by unions (albeit in a much more professional and effective way. Which I applaud) will not wash with me.
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck ...
Jazzy,
I suspect most members of BALPA, and I definitely include myself in this, did not join with any consideration towards the greater trades union movement. For me it was the only option for collective bargaining/negotiation with the company.
... and just why do you think
most people join a union? All staff require a method of negotiating with the company.
As for the rest of your post - fully agree
