>>That's not universally true. Indeed, it is not an absolute. But, considering that the power relationship is setup in society to nearly always favor the grou

>>That's not universally true. Indeed, it is not an absolute. But, considering that the power relationship is setup in society to nearly always favor the groups with the capital - the employers, it is close enough to being universally true to be a very usable heuristic. And yes, I understand that unions in the past have gone too far in extracting concessions, especially in the areas of work rules that impair progress, but I can't say I've ever seen a situation where unions squeeze then bust a company then just hop to a better deal elsewhere. The times I've seen a company fold, the workers wind up pretty much on the street... do you have any examples where they did wind up in a better situation?