We have not refused to work, threatened not to work, and I have no idea what strikebreakers you are speaking of.

You are correct, I blew that one and used federal #'s associated with lobbying instead of campaign contributions. Thats what I get for posting at that hour. My apologies, for the mix up. The federal #'s and percentages I researched form secretsout.org are much different than yours. I assume yours refer to Washington state only, I'll take your word for it. It doesn't change my opinion that the Governors actions will put him in a less favorable position with labor.

I think you are right in that no side is all good or all bad. As a longshoreman, I regret that you feel the way you do about us. I can only assume that it stems from your belief that we are overcompensated. My views on alleged compensation have been covered so I'll skip it. The fact is that this dispute had nothing to do with compensation. Since 2002 the issues that have been contentious are related to technology, jurisdiction, and job security. You could make a case for medical this year due to the issues with Obamacare, yet that was still agreed upon in August. The wage negotiations have never seemed to involve much of a struggle, almost as though they are a throw in from PMA. Maybe they view it as an investment toward bolstering their case that we are ungrateful and overcompensated. In any event, I doubt there are many people on here that would balk on a pay increase if offered.