[martinidon]

Bingo! When I lived in CA in the 90’s the tugboat pilots had a strike. These guys were making $250K plus in the 90’s. From what I recall people were stunned at the amount these guys were bringing in. The benefits were just as outrageous. Also, according to the news reports those jobs were not easy to get. The whole industry was built on nepotism and who you knew.....

[Osage Orange]

I dunno....there's a certain amount of very special skill set's in piloting a tug boat...They push and haul multiple million dollar boats and merchandise around. It's not a job you just hire on..and start the next day.

I don't think there are too many thousands of job's for tug boat operator's out there.

That said...do I think they should make $250k a yr..??? I dunno...if that what the market bares, I'm good with it. But if that's what a Union has demanded...with untold bene's...I'm against it.