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Trade union membership
Employment Appeal Tribunal clarifies the protection afforded to
job applicants on account of their union membership and
activities
A former employee, who was a member of the pilots' union
BALPA, made two applications for a role as a pilot with his
previous employer, but was unsuccessful. During his previous
employment with that employer, the individual had advocated that
the union might have a role in representing the interests of pilots
in the workplace. This led to a heated exchange with the
employer's Executive Chairman. The union subsequently obtained
a declaration of Union recognition from the Central Arbitration
Committee, but there were issues in its relationship with the
employer over subsequent years.
