<a href="http://the-mechanic.com/mainbb.html" target="_blank">http://the-mechanic.com/mainbb.html</a> has the pulse on what is going on, and why.
One of the posters there put this up:
A conversation overheard between a Mech and a flight crew:
fc- So what do you guys think you are doing by voting no on the pebr?
Mech- We don't care anymore, weld the doors shut. I checked it out and I can make $25.00 an hour (almost the top wage for a UAL mechanic) fixing busses tomorrow.
"Don't know how much the drivers make though!!!"