&gt; Finn Brennan, who drove London Underground trains for 23 years and now works for union Aslef, says drivers deserve their £49,673 annual pay because they do a &quot;difficult and skilled job&quot;.<p>&gt; He says they start work as early as 04:45 and finish as late as 01:30, working eight-hour shifts in a &quot;small metal box underground&quot; - conditions he says would be considered &quot;cruel and unusual punishment&quot; in other circumstances.<p>And yet whenever LU try to automate them they go on strike. Guess it can&#x27;t be that bad after all. I wonder if he can say &quot;hypocrite&quot;...