youre right, im not part of the UTU. im a student who has taken time to look at the issues and think for myself and come to the conclusion that the metro board is totally fucked. i dont have time to write too much in response to all these comments and adress specificities because on top of being a full time student i have a job. i am also a worker who doesnt get any kind of benefits and doesnt have a ride to work. and i know that if i ever want any perks working a service job that i am going to have to fight to get them. and i know the bus drivers will have my back when that day comes, just like they have done when AFSCME, CUE, and UPTE went out on strike last spring. thats what solidarity is all about. an injury to one is an injury to all. it seems like there are a lot of people who talk about being in solidarity with the working class until it directly affects them. its easy to support workers striking on our campus when it means that all we have to do is not go to class. its quite another thing to have to get your ass up to ucsc everyday without buses and still be behind the drivers. if youre not just an asshole who thinks strikes are stupid, i beg you to please go down to the picket line and have a talk with the drivers and get the facts about whats going on and take another look at your position. and in response to the fact that theyre getting $600 a month from their strike fund... YOU TRY LIVING ON $600 A MONTH IN SANTA CRUZ!!! even as a student thats fucking hard, but to support a family? it is a sacrafice! one that they are willing to make, because these issues are obviously important enough to strike over.