Perhaps these same unions should start looking at the federation structure and emulate it to stem the flow. All NSW Teachers Federation officers have been, or are, practising teachers, so they are fully aware of the issues involved in campaigns and they are elected by the membership, either directly or through elected councillors. I know being a member of the NSW Teachers Federation makes me feel a lot more secure as a practising teacher. I know I will have a say in any final agreement. Mary Lawson, Mortdale.
New motorways are the last things Sydney needs.
The increased population density resulting from urban consolidation makes upgraded public transport more viable and more urgently needed. There is no way everyone in a large city is going to be able to drive cars as much as they would like. Building new urban roads only encourages people to drive and shifts the bottlenecks. R.T. Mewton, Bondi. Well, Bernard, if your new routes similar to the above-named are equally inept at moving people, or even at making a buck for the owners despite clauses purporting to preclude competition with developing public transport, then let's not bother.