A ban is a stupid idea for the following reasons:
Last time the company had no problem filling courses and these days the company gives any less of a **** about attracting pilots with any experience
Last time the AOA was too incompetent to correctly identify those who joined under the ban and those who didn't. Some good blokes got unwarranted grief. I don't think the AOA is run any better these days
As the company would have no problem recruiting, those who do join would not become AOA members, thereby diluting whatever power the AOA has
Would we also refuse promotions? We didn't last time. Immoral.
The Training Ban is a good idea. Another good idea is for the AOA is re-establish a rule that no new contract would be agreed to if it comes at the expense of any group of pilots i.e. C Scale don't get increased housing if B Scale gets a cut. Another idea, if the company force upon us a new contract with a cut in anyone's COS, all C&T will resign.