If unions go on strike, you may not see them members. The picketers are
often temps hired to picket. When I walk downtown and see a labor
demonstration, I make it a point to ask them if they are affiliated with the
union. They rarely are. At one poignant moment, I approached a group
carrying placards about increased contribution to health care demanded by
the employer. I found out the picketers were temps hired by the union, and
they had no benefits at all.

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Matt Barrow wrote:

I remember the media pictures of the controllers on strike in 1981,
dressed like crap, while picketing. It sure didn't lend them any
credibility.

There's a picket line dress code? G

In a past life, I spent some time picketing, and I thought you were
supposed to look poor.

A nice suit and a Beemer don't usually do much for public support during a
work stoppage.