Fundamentally this union was created not to give a choice but instead to destroy BALPA. That's the sort of ego's being dealt with. The BALPA of today is a different animal to the one when this PPU farce started. It has a different NEC, new leaders and a new Gen Sec..all in line with what its membership asked for. It has embraced change and explored new directions. It is not perfect by any means but it realistically the only show in town and its worldwide connections are the only ones worth real consideration if you happen to find yourself standing on a dark foreign runway in the middle of the night.