>I think most groundbreaking research is government sponsored And I think many of the researchers are the oft exploited grad students and the like who are not

>I think most groundbreaking research is government sponsored And I think many of the researchers are the oft exploited grad students and the like who are not typically bound by union agreements --some staff and contractors may be unionized, but not most of the people doing the drudgery work that goes into research, at least in the US.