The members rejected the bent deal the union bureaucrats told them to accept, so that means you've got the numbers son your side, davebhoy, so go get 'em. Like any organisation, unions are only as good as the members ínsist on them being.

And that was a good example of something that's been overlooked by a lot of the posts in this thread. Unions aren't just about looking after Number One, they're about using the strength of numbers to protect the weaker and the more vulnerable. Even if you think you'll never be one of those (and you could be wrong), you still need to be part of the organisation that will stand up for them, if you want to be able to respect yourself. That's solidarity, and if you don't believe in solidarity, I'd say you've resigned from the human race.