Not off the thread/topic I promise;
I've been in BALPA most of my (aviation career) working life and I used to work for Dan Air.
Like most Dan Pilots, we paid our subs and were happy with the protection & representation BALPA gave us. Then in 1992 BA bought Dan Air from David James (for a fiver?). Most of us were down the road, some (737-300/400 pilots) kept jobs but on reduced, compared to Dan Air, terms and conditions in EOG/EGO.
I've experienced first hand how BA CC deals with and regards non BA mainline BALPA members and to suggest that BA CC are looking after BACX BALPA members interests in my experience is not true.
The whole Dan/BA episode led to the formation of the IPA when some of the previously staunch BALPA members realised who's interests BALPA were really looking after and I some years later compensation was paid to redundant ex Dan Air pilots after litigation, but I can't remember from who.