“SO.. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RAIL UNION AND A PILOT UNION?”
SOUNDS LIKE THE START OF A JOKE…MAYBE IT IS… on pilots?
In today’s newspapers there is the following headline.
“Train driver who sparked a 56-day strike after he was ‘sacked over a safety concern’ had actually fallen asleep at the controls”.
Irrespective if the driver did fall asleep or not, it does appear that the rail company had previously been made aware of concerns regarding fatigue.
The interesting thing is the rail unions’ response here is. They fully supported the driver and called a strike.
You might therefore be interested in the comparison I make between BALPA the pilot union response in my case and the Rail Union response. It is almost like I had a crystal ball.
The comparison is made the second book in the Pulling Wings From Butterflies trilogy which is available next week on Amazon.
In Chapter 21 headed
“THE CULTURE AT THOMAS COOK WAS ONE OF BULLYING AND HARASSMENT.”
The Hay Survey”
BALPA’s involvement in my case is fully dealt with in book two. It will make very interesting reading for any pilot who is still a member.
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part one - Tercio de varas
The first book in the trilogy begins by following the unique journey of Captain Mike Simkins from touring Europe as a drummer and performing with some of the most prominent musical artists of the late ’80s, to becoming a commander on the world’s most advanced passenger aircraft.
Ultimately, the wings were pulled from the butterfly of a dream career when, Mike stood alone to confront a multibillion-dollar aviation establishment when he refused to place profit before safety.
PArt TWO - Tercio de banderillas
Will the pilot union BALPA and the regulator, the CAA, support a legal case of major significance to the safety of airline passengers and crew?
What’s the reason unions and regulators allow airlines to have ‘Cash Cadet’ pilots with zero jet experience pay them to fly fare-paying passengers?
Why do pilots agree to fly when dangerously fatigued that directly places not only themselves but their passengers and crews in danger?
What was the answer from the Thomas Cook CEO to the question ‘did the company put profit before safety’ in relation to two children’s death in Corfu?
How will a pilot with zero legal experience confront a multimillion-pound multinational at trial?
part three - Tercio de MUERTE
Crews admit that they are knowingly flying duties in the full expectation they will suffer fatigue. They are committing these criminal acts due to the “Bullying” culture at one of the UK’s biggest airlines.
The CAA is provided with irrefutable proof that duty times are knowingly falsified to make it appear they conformed with strictly laid down maximum times and that pilots are flying at the equivalent effectiveness of a drunk driver. Their response? ‘Get over it.’ .