In message , at 16:46:56 on Wed, 20
Jan 2016, Eric remarked:
[Train drivers]

overpaid is a matter of opinion. And anyone who has that opinion should
spend a few full shifts in the cab.

You could also say that about nurses in A&E and constables on the beat.
Both of whom earn about half that of a train driver.

Of course you could. OK then, overpaid and underpaid are both a matter
of opinion, and in many cases that opinion could be modified by spending
significant time observing the job concerned.

I also observe the existence of closed shops, and the effect that has on
wages.
--
Roland Perry