>>But is that the end goal? for the union to have power? sometimes it does seem like that is in fact the goal. The end goal is to balance the power dynamic bet

>>But is that the end goal? for the union to have power? sometimes it does seem like that is in fact the goal. The end goal is to balance the power dynamic between capital owners and the labor. As of today especially in US, the labor has little to none bargaining power and capital owners have infinite power to even influence govt. The only reason we had relatively higher salaries than other fields "till now" is because of lower supply/demand ratio and it's still a relatively new profession than others. This ratio will eventually balance out and when it happens we will be left with no bargaining power. >> I work in the tech industry, I never worried for one second that Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk gets paid more than me. We're definitely not getting our fair share of the value we produce and that's just theft to me.