Originally Posted by kane

Republicans should have taken a note from the unions that they hate so much. Most of the time when unions strike they eventually end up getting a deal done, but often the workers end up losing. They either end up with less than they could have gotten before the strike or the strike cost them so much that what they get is offset by that.

A friend of mine's wife is a nurse. Several years ago they went on strike and were out for about four months. They ended up getting raises etc in their new deal. My buddy and I sat down and did the math. Their new deal was for three years. When they factored in how much his wife would get from the raises over the next three years it was less than what she had lost being on strike so she will actually net less over the next three years.