Flaps8 the whole point of this thread is that BALPA
is fighting this, on behalf of all UK pilots. As
unwiseowl (the originator of this thread) says, it is important that all UK pilots read and understand the Simpson proposals, set out at
www.balpa.org and then lobby their MPs and MEPs to get this misguided proposal defeated.
BALPA has already written to all members with a comprehensive package describing the proposals and where they conflict with the scientific arguments, and inviting members to enter the argument by directly contacting their representatives in the UK and EU parliaments. It is precisely because this campaign is too important to be an issue between BALPA and non-BALPA pilots that
unwiseowl has tried to bring this to the attention of non-BALPA members.
This is not the time or the place to bring up historical dissatisfactions with BALPA. If you want to avoid crew duty days up to 3 hours longer than you may work at present, do something about it now.