You're naive if you think that Balpa will do anything in the interests of anyone but Balpa.
They make the right noises & the crew councils , generally populated by people not good enough to make it into management , stamp their fists but nothing ever gets done for the individual's affected .
Everybody has their fingers crossed for the crew at Monarch but please do not look solely to Balpa for backup ! I'm sure there are many ex Dan Air , BMI , Air Europe crews & many more who would tell you Balpa are not in your corner !