Wino - the group I'm talking about is the Independent Pilots Association, based here in the UK. And yes, they are (apparently) in the process of becoming an organised union. Not before time, either - the British Airways Line Pilots Association (BALPA) seems to be running on an agenda all its own - which seems to have little to do with its members interests.
In fact, this scenario was precisely why the IPA was set up in the first place - to help out the former Dan Air people that BALPA shafted.