sneaky tricks that have been employed since "Irish Roll" started
Where have you been? Sneaky tricks have been going on for quite some time. Throughout that period a small number of FR pilots who had no knowledge (and frequently no interest) in what was happening to their colleagues have posted on PPRUNE saying that pay was great (for them) and that the posts were just from a small minority of trouble-makers.
What those posters never say is exactly what deal THEY are on. There is a world of difference from being a contractor in STN and a newly promoted skipper who has been sent to a continental base on a new contract. I think it is about time that the substantial salary differences in Ryanair were acknowedged by those who declare themselves happy with their lot.