Admitedly it is hard for RYR pilots to do anything because sissy Irish law does not require an Irish airline to recognise and negotiate with a union but even still a few hundred pilots queued up at the labour court demanding recognition would soon change this, but this act is too peasant-like isn't it? (laziness and lack of purpose - another problem)
I'll add...
lack of understanding of their rights and all out fear of bullying management
Otherwise you have hit the nail on the head. IALPA and BALPA are unfortunately entities that are constituted of the old school and the old boys network and support operators where the "old boys" work...Irish law certainly does not help...
Could somebody please prove me wrong and show me great examples of where IALPA or BALPA (in UK ops) have challenged MOL and RYR?