Itch,
Hardly a precedent.
As Max Angle mentions, this issue arose over 5 years ago in bmibaby. Were other BALPA members not paying attention to what happened there?
Anyone relying on LIFO in a redundancy scenario these days is in for a surprise.
The world doesn't work like that anymore.
Again, if the meaning of the word "Solidarity" meant that all pilots, across airline borders, stood together, then maybe a defence of LIFO would gain traction, but, again, that isn't the way the world works....lamentably in my opinion.
That isn't BALPA's fault, its yours, and mine and that of every other pilot.
Lets take some responsibility for the **** we're in rather than look to blame someone else.