"you say that the neighborhood came out to protect one of their own. the vigilantes weren't the students but your neighbor who pointed the shotgun in the protesters' faces."

They were trespassing on private property, and being a public nuisance (both illegal). I don't think either group displayed any vigilante qualities, but the manuever showed a distinct lack of pragmatism on the part of the UCSC students, in my opinion.

As for the bus drivers, just what is a fair wage? I'd say 55,000 plus benefits is very generous - theirs is not a job where potential employees are in short supply (to my knowledge).

Unions serve a purpose, to counter-act the desire of the employer to maximise profits, however I think a balance must be found - workers don't always deserve everything they demand, and actions like these will only damage the image of unions. This is a P.R battle they have largely lost.