[stuartb]

This is not to point fingers, but unions are a problem here in the U.S. Just look at the teachers union it is almost impossible to fire a teacher even if they aren't doing their job to an efficient standard, much less to fire them if they have done something improper with a student. Unions were originally there to help workers with dangerous work conditions. Now with all of the govt. regulations on business there is really no need for them and they keep costing the country jobs. Just the same way there is not much use for many of our elected politicians, we have plenty of laws and we don't need any more they know it, but they have to find a way to hold on to their jobs.