> You could just as well say you are giving yourself up to the whims of the union leadership, which is just a parallel management structure. Sure they are suppo

> You could just as well say you are giving yourself up to the whims of the union leadership, which is just a parallel management structure. Sure they are supposed to represent your interests, but they're also supposed to balance that against the interests of the company and what is practically possible. So is there really much of a difference? There's a difference: they are elected by the workers.