bral,
BALPA are trying to form a deal so that no-one is worse OFF(a compromise)given the recent takeovers and ALSO secure the future of all of Us from Outsourcing to cheap labour(Eastern Europe is one example)
So How can this be done:
If you were a BRAL CAPT before,
- you will still be (as long as you stay on similar sized aircraft so that BA Pilots aren't disadvantaged, like introducing a 747, etc)
If you were a BA CAPT at that Base and it is now run by BACE;
- you can be seconded to BACE and aren't forced to move home, wife, kids.
FUTURE;
BA cannot operate with outside Pilots on BA aircraft or Routes. This means BALPA have Power come Negotiations, future Pay Deals, working agreements, etc. Without Scope BA just hire or create an E.European group that pays peanuts and tells us to take the same Pay or they will eventually outsource 100% of our jobs to this cheaper Option. They will continue to find cheaper options(3rd world) until the world is all as wealthy as the West and Pays are equal across the world.
Where is the conspiracy and why would anyone not want the FUTURE security it offers ?????