Fire and Rain...The problem with Unions, is they never see the bigger picture, they look at today and now, efficency to a union means less people. They focus on their local, the country and the economy are longer term, and the president of any particular union will be long gone before scales of econmies show enough of a difference. It's much the same as it is with politicians, they are looking out for themselves, today, here and now...about the next election. Not what is best for the society, thier municipality, region, country, the world.