I'll take a shot at how it could be successful. Unions can add value in industries that need vast numbers of highly specialized individuals. If you think of a

I'll take a shot at how it could be successful. Unions can add value in industries that need vast numbers of highly specialized individuals. If you think of a film or a play, both unionized industries, a production works by hiring a mess of specialists who show up ready to go. Everyone knows what they're doing, why they're there, etc. There's a very good discussion (with a libertarian economist, no less) here[1] about it. There is a large part of game development, especially in the "blockbuster" game development that seems like it fits this model quite well. It might not apply to more specialized elements like game engine design, but for modern games that are designed more like movies than games, it could be highly effective. [1]: http://www.econtalk.org/mitch-weiss-on-the-business-of-broadway/ http://www.econtalk.org/mitch-weiss-on-the-business-of-broad...