> Is there am American industry that is heavily unionized that is globally competitive? Hollywood. Everyone from the highest paid stars to the set-builders ar

> Is there am American industry that is heavily unionized that is globally competitive? Hollywood. Everyone from the highest paid stars to the set-builders are union members - you literally cannot say a word on film if you're not union, and Hollywood is globally competitive in spite of (or because of?) this. The talent is still able to negotiate individually (a common, yet inaccurate aspersion thrown at unions is that someone will take over role of negotiations - but that's just for the baseline) For contrast, the ancillary VFX industry is not unionized, and there are endless horror stories of exploitation there.