Any changes to contracts are subject to approval by the regulator otherwise it's business as usual.
Whether that status quo will be allowed to continue this decade is a whole different ball game.
ps. I appreciate views of BALPA are wildly different depending on where you are at currently but our views are not presented by ''big balpa'' but the company council who genuinely (okay, some bad eggs in history not included) look out for their fellow professionals. They aren't doing it for the money or kudos that's for sure.
Does anyone think that without representation T&C's across the UK will be better?
pps. Being critical however is required. There have been several developments in BA off late on which I do hold the Council accountable however keep the big picture in mind! There is an aweful lot of **** being shovelled and you can find yourself in the corner within a few years (see Jetstar/Qantas). So it's absolutely essential to pick the fights carefully.
Unfortunately for the forseeable future there will be more give than take....
Damage limitation.