[katiesue]

I have to agree. It's sad for them but it's what they signed up for. My Dad was a firefigher for a few years then a logger. Both considered seasonal workers. He never had any sort of benefits (at least from logging). Yes you do work more than 40 hours in the season, but you don't work year round. And they do get some benefits, just not the benefits they would if they were full time. They're kind of trying to make it sound like they're out in the cold. Even back in the day, early 70's, it was difficult to be considered full time. Dad went back to college to finish his degree so he could be considered and he ended up getting passed over. That was when he moved to logging.