Mentioned this before, but I would posit that US law essentially requires a minimally effective union to have an adversarial relationship with the company. Eve

Mentioned this before, but I would posit that US law essentially requires a minimally effective union to have an adversarial relationship with the company. Every member has to get equal protection, and unfortunately, not every member deserves it. (Not a knock on unions — every large organization has its share of lackwits)