Waffler and Zoso
The following is from direct.gov.UK
Dismissal and unprotected industrial action.
Official industrial action organised by a trade union is 'unprotected' if:
The trade union has failed to hold a postal ballot in-line with the law.
The trade union has not told the employer, in-line with the law, about the industrial action ahead of a ballot or ahead of the industrial action
It has been disowned by the trade union (eg because someone without authority called for the action, or because the trade union considers the dispute to be resolved), sometimes called 'repudiated action'
It is secondary industrial action (in support of workers of another employer), sometimes called 'sympathy action.'
It promotes ‘union labour only’ practices (also known as a ‘closed shop’)
It is in support of any workers who have been dismissed for taking unofficial action
other aspects of industrial action law have been breached by the trade union
Now I dont recall BALPA organising a postal vote. I dont recall the easyJet Crew Council informing the company about the non existant postal vote. I know the square root of F$%k All about your French trade Union representation but I am certainly not going to take one up the ass for our French Comrades when unprotected by UK legislation.