The distinction between public sector unions and private unions is important here. I'm very strong on unionization in general, but opposed to public sector reas

The distinction between public sector unions and private unions is important here. I'm very strong on unionization in general, but opposed to public sector reasons. Primarily for a reason you state in your comment: > ...you feel that you're entitled to power. I do. Yes. This is a democracy, and the people are supposed to hold the power to determine how government allocates resources. When a police union decides that the dirty cop will keep his job, against the will of the people they're supposed to protect and serve, I find it objectionable. Collective bargaining in government service substitutes the employees’ power for that of the voters’. In the private sector, they even the playing field when owners (who seek profit) face off against labor (who seek wages). In the public sector, it's a fight between the taxpayer and the earner about how the taxpayer's dollar is spent.