> Not necessarily. Unions tend to lower the pay of the top performers. There are many kinds of union. Your viewpoint reflects a very US-centric view of things.

> Not necessarily. Unions tend to lower the pay of the top performers. There are many kinds of union. Your viewpoint reflects a very US-centric view of things. I work in IT, and am part of a union. I negotiate my pay on my own, as do most of my coworkers, and we get paid considerably more than the union contracts stipulate. The contracts only set a floor on the compensation and benefits.