> Unions have things like the ability to force someone to join a union and pay dues Not in the US, not since 1947. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 banned closed s

> Unions have things like the ability to force someone to join a union and pay dues Not in the US, not since 1947. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 banned closed shops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_shop#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_shop#United_States It's literally the first line of that section.