[QUOTE]The BAcc wishful thinking that they can 'stitch-up' the pilots coming from BMI pre-merger will fall foul of their expectations once the deal is approved. /QUOTE]
Stitch-up? Really? If you read the balpa general forum the BAcc chairman has made it clear their single motivation is to find a solution that is as fair as possible for every pilot involved and see's no one group disadvantaged. I admit this will be nigh-on impossible for such a large group of pilots each with differing aspirations and their own idea of "fairness", but the belief displayed by some Bmi folk that a fair solution is they stroll into BA with their Bmi d.o.j dictating everything, while riding rough-shod over many hundreds of other pilots is not helping the situation. This is where the BAcc are keen to align misconception with the reality of TUPE. A fair solution lies in-between full d.o.j and the bottom of the BA msl.
The urgency being displayed that you seem to find "suspicious" is down to the belief that any further delay/complication will give rise to the very real prospect of job losses. My sympathy lies with the Bmir and Baby pilots and crew who must be really enjoying watching some of their mainline colleagues, heads firmly entrenched in sand, argue about which cakes from the BA table they feel their seniority entitles them to.