The largest public employee union in California has voted to approve a strike, in protest against the monthly furloughs the Governator has imposed to balance the budget. Here is a Reuters article which indicates that unfortunately strikes are only one of the possible things to be done in protest.
If the union goes on strike, then the State won't have to pay the strikers during the time they are AWOL. If they stay on strike long enough they could be the solution to the State's budgetary problems. Therefore, they probably won't go on strike.
Perhaps, if the union employees' behavior is disruptive enough, the State might lock them out. The dysfunctional possibilities are endless and fascinating.
