> Recall that nearly all union rules are set by seniority, not personal factors like having a bad day or having a child. I'm unable to understand what you're s

> Recall that nearly all union rules are set by seniority, not personal factors like having a bad day or having a child. I'm unable to understand what you're saying here. Of course, union rules are not set by personal factors. I meant that they make it less easy to fire you for personal factors due to the heavier emphasis on due process in unionized workplaces. In most non-union workplaces in the US, you can get fired because your boss had a bad day, or (practically) if you announce that you're pregnant. The latter case is theoretically protected, but it's very hard for an average person to get an appropriate lawyer, show a pattern and sue the workplace.