The union takes, GOOD care of it's upper level people, perhaps too good. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] The biggest thing the UMWA has is it's healthcare for the retirees. I've worked both sides of the fence. the deal at Pittston was a "walk off" on folks that were too old to argue. It all comes down to a few companies buying up everything and doing about what they want. Coal, oil, defense...it is all the same. Check the Parsons Project in Iraq, the DOD has declared the building unusable. But somebody bid the contract and did the work. And paid the taxes, and stood guard. In my opinion if healthcare was nationalized it would remove the burden from the person or company and make a more level playing field for the whole country.