Can anyone explain why so much time was spent during the pay talks on :
1. Over 60's working conditions.
2. Part time working conditions.
I fully appreciate that they had to be sorted out along with all the other contracts but did we really need to be stalling the negotiations and going off on tangents that had no bearing on the terms and conditions of the vast majority of the pilot workforce.
These guys make up a very small percentage of the workforce and I personally feel a lot of time was waisted, hence the half cocked agreement that we are being asked to accept.
A cynic might say those negotiating (BALPA) fall into this category ??!!!
