I won't respond to everything, but her skills other than her experience in the field, and her long list of licenses, would be her ability to write and speak two

I won't respond to everything, but her skills other than her experience in the field, and her long list of licenses, would be her ability to write and speak two languages fluently. I didn't preclude her skills. I just wanted her to have a union, whether skilled labor or otherwise. Having both has her very well positioned. She doesn't need a union, but it certainly has boosted her pay, vacation policy, and treatment. She could easily put a grievance in at work. I cannot, my grievance is to quit. I don't honestly think my software development skills put me in a better position. Skills are good if you're a basic worker. Helps. But you aren't in some magic land of success, you're just a worker that gets a job easier than the rest. I have her well positioned. Everything I learned about reality, I passed onto her, before she got into a real career. Skills + union = a pretty nice life, one that everyone honestly deserves if they get out of bed to work in the morning. Most people seem to think workers should be "skilled", or abused in some way. I think it's the non-contributors that should be punished or treated harshly. Workers should get all the good things. I don't ask that they build up a skillset.