BALPA GS Election - Q & A
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LJ
Most of the work involves reading papers which CD is able to do in his own time at home in the evenings.
airrage
I want a BALPA GS that does BALPA work in his own time at home in the evenings.
LJ
Over the last twelve months, CD has undertaken a total of 10.5 (ten and a half) days work for the CompCom.
airrage
If these most specific figures are in fact correct, he owes us 10.5 days from his full-time pay. In other words 10.5days too many.
LJ
the experience CD has gained in the CompCom would be invaluable to our members.
airrage
Lets get a GS that already has the needed experience, we are not trying to build CD's CV for his next job, but protect pilots pay, T &C's. This he has failed miserably for 10years now. It's someone else's turn.
The main pro-Darke comment I consistently see is how he has managed to increase membership effectively. On his website he says.......In the last year we signed recognition deals with…
Air 2000
Airtours
bmi baby
Bristow Helicopters
British European
British Regional Airlines
Bryman
buzz
CityFlier
easyJet
GB Airways
GO
jmc
Loganair
Maersk
ScotAirways
Virgin Atlantic
Yet no one has mentioned that this great last years success with the toughnuts like Virgin are coincidental with the change in UK union recognition laws, which in effect force firms to recognise any union should they get more than 50% support from their workforce. Mister Bean could have got union recognition by Virgin if 50% of their pilots had voted for him.
Most of the work involves reading papers which CD is able to do in his own time at home in the evenings.
airrage
I want a BALPA GS that does BALPA work in his own time at home in the evenings.
LJ
Over the last twelve months, CD has undertaken a total of 10.5 (ten and a half) days work for the CompCom.
airrage
If these most specific figures are in fact correct, he owes us 10.5 days from his full-time pay. In other words 10.5days too many.
LJ
the experience CD has gained in the CompCom would be invaluable to our members.
airrage
Lets get a GS that already has the needed experience, we are not trying to build CD's CV for his next job, but protect pilots pay, T &C's. This he has failed miserably for 10years now. It's someone else's turn.
The main pro-Darke comment I consistently see is how he has managed to increase membership effectively. On his website he says.......In the last year we signed recognition deals with…
Air 2000
Airtours
bmi baby
Bristow Helicopters
British European
British Regional Airlines
Bryman
buzz
CityFlier
easyJet
GB Airways
GO
jmc
Loganair
Maersk
ScotAirways
Virgin Atlantic
Yet no one has mentioned that this great last years success with the toughnuts like Virgin are coincidental with the change in UK union recognition laws, which in effect force firms to recognise any union should they get more than 50% support from their workforce. Mister Bean could have got union recognition by Virgin if 50% of their pilots had voted for him.
Last edited by airrage; 24th May 2002 at 07:46.
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LJ - you sound like another member of the old guard! Don't knock those of us who are fed up with the status quo and those people who have the willingness to hear what the members are saying and then have the courage do something about it. This is not a game.
John - you have my vote.
John - you have my vote.
