>Things have seemed to work out great for those of us who are willing and able to negotiate well for ourselves. Yeah, but companies are also really good at mak

>Things have seemed to work out great for those of us who are willing and able to negotiate well for ourselves. Yeah, but companies are also really good at making people think they are getting a great deal when they aren't. There was a thread a few years ago where someone posted a police agency's salary database disclosure and the comments were along the lines of "zomg some random guy I knew in high school makes way more than me". Not to contradict the poster who claims that unions can become parasitical--both on employers/taxpayers and on newer members--but in the end which benny is more valuable: free meals, or a fully COLA'ed pension that's still paying out when you're 80?