141 why do you think people go on strike. do you think because they want to disrupt services, or is it because they want to have enough money to pay for their family, i see the i am all right jack society still prevails.

Not necessarily.##When the unions first cropped up, they were invaluable in getting and then protecting the workers rights. And they still are.

But there was a phase, mainly in the 70's, where some Union leaders were very much of the mind set of extreme politics.

The days of the flying pickets were scarey. The closed shop mentality, when people had no choice but to join a Union, and then to do as they were told by the union, the days of a show of hands, when fear meant you followed the unions line, not your own choice. The days of fear and intimidation carried out by the Union heavyies - and many union had them.

Don't get me wrong, I am a strong beleivers in what the Unions have done, and continue to do, and I have been, for most of my working life been a Union member, except when I was in college.

When some jumped up Student Union rep told me I HAD to join  the union, I had no choice, is the only time I never did.

The unions weren't just disrupting services, they were trying to run the country, and sorry, no one voted them into office.