Utter rubbish
You think we would be better off without Balpa?
Then what, replace it with what? with what resources? to what effect?
Balpa have made serious mistakes within easyJet, the Cadet saga being the most obvious, but overall they have done well, protected us from the worst of management excess and improved our conditions, Holiday Pay, the improved terms for cadets and an on time pay deal acceptable to the vast majority being the most recent examples.
1% has proven excellent value! especially as it's tax deductible, partly. Holiday Pay alone will cover my entire membership subs. Without Balpa I would have been many percentage points worse off. Works for me, so if it ain't broke don't fix it.
easyJet is a success story, and we have to work TOGETHER to ensure that continues. We have a very capable management team and a very good Balpa Company Council and it would seem that, on the whole, they are working constructively to the greater good. That is as it should be and requires effort and maturity from both, the later quality is sadly lacking in much of what appears above.