MSL-Anton
There's no moderation needed. BMI is bankrupt, skint, an ex-parrot, bought for the slots it owns-nothing more. The BA pilot force have given all they should (£10million in savings) to stop BMI being fed to the wolves. BA management are a clever bunch. BACC know this very well but have always taken the middle ground and told the pilots it represents the (sometimes) unpalatable truth. Consequently BA still has the best lifestyle/rewards around.
If BMICC don't heed these warnings and take their wish list to BA they'll soon find out that in this game BA own both the bat and the ball.
Bcal in '88 were integrated into the MSL on the ratio of the pilots they brought in. What a whining lot they turned out to be-even though captains stayed on salary but were in the RHS and the F/O's were able to bid onto anything they wished for.
757Driver has it about right. If one pilot joins above him on the MSL he's being disadvantaged in large measure by virtue of the seniority system that rules BA pilot's lives. More joining above however 'democratically' adjusted simply makes matters worse . He's already going to lose out in the staff travel arena if original BMI DOJ applies without shoving the broom even further.
BMI should be thankful they're still employed and if they don't like the new Terms & Conditions, perhaps they could discuss it with their colleagues at BMIr or BMIb and see if anyone would care to swap positions.