No can do. The question was not whether union carriers have better pay and benefits. They DO. My comment was made in reference to his question about internal squabbles and cliques within a union, and how it affects that unions ability to function as a union. IMHO, it compromises them significantly.

In my opinion, in the absence of any direct or well-defined threat, we tend to elect popular leaders, rather than effective ones. That's true of private citizens voting in general elections as well.

Just my $.02