> Union dues can more than pay for themselves in wage negotiation. Those negotiations can also drag down your salary potential as well. You get paid what every

> Union dues can more than pay for themselves in wage negotiation. Those negotiations can also drag down your salary potential as well. You get paid what everyone else gets paid. If you warm the chair longer, you get paid more, regardless of any innovation or extra value you bring to the business. You have incentivized mediocrity because what’s the point of doing anything beyond the minimum requirements? It isn’t like you’re going to get a raise for being especially clever.