Thats a disgusting and deplorable attitude to take. Most African Americans wer ein the same boat in the 1950s - does that mean that they should have 'dealt with' low pay, intimidation and prejudices? f course this is vastly different but i'm sure you can see the parallels. You could maybe join a union such as the IWW - they're worldwide. I'm sure bosses go around every lecturer and go 'oh look, he's working hard, i'll give him a pay rise'. Bollocks they do. As Dave says, it is your right to be part of a union and be able to strike. We should be supporting the lecturers in their action rather than mocking them. They don't like being out on strike any more than those who are possibly inconvenienced by it.