BMI guys – sorry to have to tell you this, but when you come up against the BA CC all that stuff about being “United in the Interests of British Airline Pilots” goes out the window, and the BA CC will use its weight within BALPA to trample all your hopes and aspirations into the dust - you will be on your own - you are only as strong as your own membership group/CC.
What you will be offered is one of two options:
1/ The bottom of the BA seniority list – with all that that implies for your prospects.
2/ A separate seniority list where you will end up in a situation similar to the GSS guys – BA FOs taking your command slots and so blocking your access to command, or even (in the event of downsizing) you tenure in your job, while they retain their golden parachute back to mainline.
For the baby and regional guys its even worse – you can expect to be ‘sold down the river’ to the highest bidder (or more accurately the outfit that will accept the least to take you away) just like the BA Connect guys were. I say again you are only as strong as your own membership group/CC.
Notwithstanding the above, should an issue arise that negatively affects BA pilots (eg Openskies) you will be expected to support the BA campaign and have your subs used to finance any legal action.