> Why wouldn't you want to be part of a union? There’s no upside for me, and severe downsides. My reasoning, in particular: 1) My skills are unique and in hi

> Why wouldn't you want to be part of a union? There’s no upside for me, and severe downsides. My reasoning, in particular: 1) My skills are unique and in high demand. I can best maximize my own compensation through direct negotiation. 2) Compensation is effectively zero-sum, and I don’t want to subsidize low performers. 3) I don’t want to subsidize a parallel, mostly useless (and probably entirely useless) shadow management hierarchy in the form of union officials.