My dad was union and we had to endure occaisonal strikes. One lasting seven months But he supported a family of six on one income, bought a house, sent four kids to college and retired at 60.
Can't find many jobs like that today
Union workers didn't get rich. But they earned a decent living
Maybe. But here was the thing. Those jobs were very expensive to maintain, and it was next to impossible to fire someone, even if they needed firing.
Now, I've been screwed over by enough employers to really wish I had a union, but I've also worked in sectors where you had guys who were union who should have been fired for laziness, incompetence and even outright larceny.
So what's the happy medium?
i really don't know.