1) In New York, union rules say I'm not allowed to plug anything into an outlet. I literally have to call an electrician to do that for me. Makes it a pain to w

1) In New York, union rules say I'm not allowed to plug anything into an outlet. I literally have to call an electrician to do that for me. Makes it a pain to work in the data center that way. So I sit there for an hour twiddling my thumbs waiting for a dude (or lady) to come plug in my rack/router/server for me. Feels like a waste of my time and his or hers, but hey, what does he care? He's hourly. Except it really is a waste of time, read inefficient, read reduced productivity. So people who might be critical of unions? People who are affected by and annoyed by inefficiency. 2) Next time you're in New Orleans read the passenger "rights" placard in a taxi. It's absurd and laughable. Protectionist rules there protect drivers behaving badly. You will be scammed every time you go there, if they don't try to get you on the way in they'll try on the way out. You get bonus points if they try both times. People who might oppose unions? People who've been burned by unions protecting bad behavior. 3) Police unions protect Police officers behaving badly. This prevents conversations about proper and improper behavior, which fosters bad behavior, which damages public trust and safety. Who supports public safety and trustworthy armed public servants? Hopefully everyone. I'm all for workers rights but sometimes worker protections protect bad behavior which can lead to negative emotions about the process.