[CamB]

What's with Transit workers and such high pay (there were big strikes in the UK too, and they were paid heaps)?

Totally opposite side of the coin... here in NZ, the bus drivers striked over something like a 5% pay rise (they were offered 3%). Public support was very high - they are very poorly paid given the bad working conditions (basically a combined 6-8 hours of stressful work at low wages at either end of the day and - for most of them - four hours sitting around waiting in the middle of the day at about 1/2 low wages).

Looking at the NY workers, I don't agree with "fire 'em all", mostly because it wouldn't work. I also don't think they need or deserve what they're asking for...