Workers in general, really has nothing to do with the union:

If there's one or two bad eggs, that's the employee's fault. If it seems like every worker you run into is a problem, that's the employer's fault.

The FAA went through some growing pains about four years ago. We had a lot of folks quit. I used to go to a bar/restaurant frequented by pilots. Apparently one of them had a bad experience and was venting on me. He finally broke out the "if you don't like it, just quit your job" card. I just said "they did all quit. this is the best we could find to replace them for the pay and benefits they're offering." You lose a lot of talent when you don't offer much. We have some good kids that came in during that period, and many of them will make some fine talent when they have more experience. But they're trying to rush them through because too much of the seasoned workforce quit.

I think TSA is facing the same thing. How can you get good people if the pay and benefits are bad and you treat them badly? These guys probably do need better working conditions, and they need to act like they deserve it.

SR