The problem with strikes is the guy in the middle. I spent the last quarter of my senior year in college wondering if I would graduate because the college's janitorial and clerical workers were on strike.
The janitorial staff weren't recruited from among the town's best and brightest, and, to be honest, they didn't do a good job. So it was hard to sympatize.
Privatization sucks. So does having to repeat a year of school because your teacher went out on strike. Pity the poor guy in the middle.
When the UPS drivers went out I was with them 100 percent. But I still needed the package they were supposed to deliver, and it was a serious pain to have to go out to the depot and wait while the clerks found it. I wish they'd find a better way to settle labor disputes.