> The beauty of a free market system is that if you feel that way, that the union bring mediocrity, you're not forced to deal with them. This explains the decl

> The beauty of a free market system is that if you feel that way, that the union bring mediocrity, you're not forced to deal with them. This explains the decline of unions in general. Its also tough when the president of the US is on the picket line and your industry depends on a federal bailout every decade or so. But that's a while different story... > Not sure why you think non-union jobs are immune to cronyism and gatekeeping. Other places are not immune and if someone wants to hire their family member at an above market rate, he is free to do so. But it may raise a few eyebrows from greedy business owners. But paying above market rates is not by design. I would still like to know what to do if you have 100 equally qualified people trying to get the same over paid position. How do you decide? > Do you honestly think that the situation would be any different if police were non-union? Absolutely. You don't see non unionized industries protecting workers to an extreme degree. Why would they? The whole premise behind unions is that management is not always aligned with workers interests. But now you're telling me managers would protect literal murderers just because? It's not consistent