Free BALPA membership for Ryanair?

[Blackball]

Interesting the rush to defend BALPA, its almost as if there is some hidden agenda.

[Scottie]

Yep there is a special deal at easyJet. 50% for the first 6 months if you've never ever ever been a BALPA member before

[Danny]

Never ceases to amaze me why people make comments without researching easily available facts. ALL new BALPA members receive the following discount and it doesn't matter whether you're EZY, RYR or Uncle Tom Cobbly:

Full Membership fees are based on a percentage of your salary at the 1st of January each year. There is a special reduction for new members in their first two years of membership as shown below.:

• Year 1: 50% Discount
• Year 2: 25% Discount

You can get all this information without the Chinese Whisper Syndrome that some people seem to permeate throughout these discussions at http://www.balpa.org/intranet/Join-BALPA/index.htm

[FlapsOne]

There is no special deal at EZ.

New joiners are offered the same terms as everyone else.

1/2% yr 1, 3/4% yr 2, 1% year 3+.

The only variation is for cadets not yet on a permanent contract, who receive free membership only until full time contracts are in place - but that is the rule for EVERYONE in the industry - it's not a special deal for EZ at all.