[canuckrefguy]

I would probably decline, even though it'd be my one and only shot ever to officiate at that level. MTD had a good point about solidarity in unusual circumstances, especially if those officials are fighting for fairness.

As for unions - they have their negatives, for sure. But it wasn't the teachers union, or the autoworkers union, or the steelworkers union who collapsed your economy. They had little to do with creating the mortgage fraud, derivatives, and credit default swaps that decimated your financial industry. Many of them did, however, see their jobs cut, retirement savings destroyed, and housing values plummet, as a result.

BTW, I'm no lefty liberal, if that's what you're thinking. I saw good qualities in many of your Presidents, including the last three.