The 'union' are the members and if they vote for a strike so be it, they deserve every penny. Its about time someone stud up to this government, look what happens in other countries when theirs even a mention of cuts - soft brits. What they earn is irrelevant its all about changing what they are entitled too. ie if you put £50 into a bank every month and then the bank told you you were only getting some of it back would you be happy?