* That could be going to shore up their retiree healthcare.
* That could be training a new generation of skilled workers.
* That could be hiring the best investment managers for their pension funds...
What a waste...
death throes. its all in now because the private sector union is going the way of the dinosaur. I think its important to consider as well that your points are things the members may realize but for the leadership its only about their own jobs.
Their own instincts to protect their own jobs are whats hastening their own demise.