theppu,
You make a good point. BALPA (via the VAA CC) made some drastic errors a few years ago. The price paid was the emergence of the PPU. BALPA have put their hand up, changed processes to ensure it doesn't happen again and have a new GS with a different outlook.
Apologies if I tried to paint BALPA as perfect. Clearly, they are not.
But I stand by my comment about the PPU's negotiations with VAA. They became entrenched and are now stuck. Naive? Looked like it to me, could be wrong.
All that upsets me is that our position as pilots might be weakened by our own actions. As pilots we are not good at seeing the "union movement". We see unions as service providers, much like a mobile phone provider. Monthly payment, want my service.
It's not about that. It's about acting as one - cooperating and coordinating. The PPU are seeking to dismantle that for their own growth.