Few issues are just between good guys and bad guys

A favorite whipping boy of the current economic problems is A.I.G., especially those receiving large bonuses. One of the bonus recipients who was not involved in the group that brought the company down says he earned his bonus for his straight-forward and profitable work for the company. He sent a resignation letter to Edward M. Liddy, CEO of A.I.G. and to the New York Times. For the full letter, see "Dear A.I.G., I Quit!"

Contracts and bonuses

I don't understand what the big fuss over the United Autoworkers negotiated Job Bank is all about. Isn't it a retention bonus? Isn't a "contract a contract"?

Or is there one set of standards for highly-paid white-collar workers and another for highly-paid but not so highly-paid blue-collar workers?