> For good reason. Unions pool workers' interests against the opposing interests of the employer; which means for public unions, they go against the interests o

> For good reason. Unions pool workers' interests against the opposing interests of the employer; which means for public unions, they go against the interests of the public at large. There are countless examples of this. Or against the politicians / political class. And given the amount of gerrymandering that goes on in the US, whether the elected politicians actually accurately represent the public at large is debatable. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REDMAP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REDMAP See also "Teachers are now five times more likely to have a side gig than the average full-time worker": * https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/4/17164718/teachers-work-part-time-jobs https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/4/17164718/te... * https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/01/about-one-in-six-u-s-teachers-work-second-jobs-and-not-just-in-the-summer/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/01/about-one... Perhaps some public sector employees need unions because they're getting steam-rolled. (Of course some unions (e.g., police) may be too powerful.)