Yeah, I totally agree with you there, they risked the lives of millions of people around the country, and as i was in the forces at the time, I actually lost money from their strike action, as well as having been messed about...
Right enough though, Its a horrible situation to be in, do you really want to put yourself in the position to cross that picket line? I certainly hope that that will never be the case, as it is Ive not joined the union, and I'm in 2 minds as to whether I should... not many from my bit of the industry in there as it is like, so yeah...