Wetpower, your analogy is a bit wide of the mark. A transfer to KLM is not the only choice open to the KLM UK pilots. For the most senior people this is not the way they are going to go. In my previous posts I have explained the three choices open to a KLM UK pilot. Your seniority position with KLM UK has a huge impact on your choice.
No one is set to lose their jobs. The way I understand it switching from KLM UK to KLC UK would not involve all that much change, please tell me if I am wrong. In the least BALPA is responsible for making sure that there are no changes in T & C’s at KLC UK compared to KLM UK. This takes care of the senior people. It is true that there will be no growth at KLC UK, but like KLM that hasn’t been the case at KLM UK for a long time.
The other two choices offer another way forward. If a person switches to BUZZ it could mean fast advancement, and a switch to KLM is another option.
And as Ignition Override mentions things can be done a lot differently as well. KLM pilots are not taking away any seats from KLM UK pilots. No Captains going to KLC UK will be put back in the right seat.
I am acutely aware of the sensitivity on this subject. I realize that whatever I say is weighed down by my position at KLM, and the term arrogant is within easy reach. I wish my colleagues at KLM UK nothing but the best.