> Unions do not exist to protect potential members, they exist to protect actual members. Yes. Often (though not always) by increasing barriers to entry. Eithe

> Unions do not exist to protect potential members, they exist to protect actual members. Yes. Often (though not always) by increasing barriers to entry. Either directly, for example by requiring union membership, or indirectly, by increasing the cost of labor, which could mean that companies in the industry will higher fewer people in aggregate.