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My line of work brings me in contact with multiple different Unions, in multiple industries throughout the country. I've also worked for 2-3 different unions when I was younger.
Almost every single encounter I have had with Unions has left a sour taste in my mouth - and we're talking dozens of different Unions. I've had to encounter them as a customer, as a mutual vendor and as a supplier. Expenses are always 2-3x higher when a Union is involved, it is impossible to ask for specifics in terms of skill and the rules and limitations make them difficult to work with.
When I word in a Union, there was no point in which I felt any job security. I hated the mentality of Us vs. Them (them being the employer) and how can we bleed the employer for all we can get. Never did the Union stand up for an employee that was wrongly fired.
The Toyota plants have to keep wages up to stay competitive. People are stupid, they don't realized that even though Joe at GM is making $5/hr more that the extra money goes to union dues.
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