Once worked for an outfit where the Cabin Crew Union wanted complet responsability of the aircraft, from the cockpit door rearwards! Luckly we had a strong pilotos union, "in those days', and stopped the whole matter, in it's tracks. This, by menacing the company with a strike if,they, didnt do something about it! End of story! The cabin crew and unions should realize that there basic obligation is to 'assist the commander in an emergency situation'. And not to create one! What happened to the good old days where a crew members enjoyed working together and a trip was still enjoyable, or at least tolerable?