[jyl]

It's hard for me to see the union's side here. Their pay and benefits seem pretty good. I'm sure there are aspects that aren't so good, but let's face facts. The Archie Bunker era when you could take a high school education and no particular skills, get trained on a steady low-risk semi-skilled job, and make a comfortable living with annual pay increases, full benefits and generous pension - is ending. The GM and Ford assembly-line workers are learning that, and I guess the MTA workers may learn that too.