down should the median wage go before you say its low enough? The median wage in BC has yet to rise above where it was when free trade was enacted. It fell 5% even between 2001 and 2005 when Campbell was attacking unions, privatizing assets, shipping raw resources out of the province and declaring that we were enjoying a "golden decade". Some of you guys need to take your heads out of your a**es and do a little research. snert G West Quote: When the only recovery in sight is on the basis of consumer spending you'd better hope there are some good union jobs around. Couldn't agree more but unions are going to have to get their heads out of the clouds, at least the ones that have highly paid members. I feel they have reached the point of diminishing returns with regards to what they can reasonably expect at the negotiating table. Their focus is going to have to start shifting from higher wage demands to keeping what they have and also improving working conditions. G West Baloney No one should be too concerned about union jobs which pay decent wages - especially given the fact that you're not complaining about what really IS a problem: That is, growing income inequality and the increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of the richest 1% in this country. It's hardly surprising that this has happened at the same time that there has been a similar concentration of corporate power