[Ronn_Bman]

40% does seem like a lot, until you consider they aren't trying to get that just as a raise over last year's pay. They are trying to get back "on track" for years and years of being underpaid.

Either way, it's terribly sad that they have to strike, and even sadder that both sides are hanging lives in the balance.

Aren't they only striking two days at the time? Admittedly, not much help if it's your apartment building burning on a strike day, but at least it's something.