JT, as many of your colleagues have posted, let's move on together. It's time to heal the wounds and move forward working together like all trade unions should. I applaud their joint statement. Just as you are annoyed 'BA backers' won't be included, I'm equally annoyed our decent pilots who left BALPA won't be.
There's nothing to stop them taking a claim out in their own names and they'll probably win it, but why should others benefit from a claim they haven't financially contributed to?