> Sometimes employers use that money and expertise for good by figuring out ways to get employees extra benefits A union doesn't prevent that. With a union, th

> Sometimes employers use that money and expertise for good by figuring out ways to get employees extra benefits A union doesn't prevent that. With a union, the employees have the power and expertise to have a say in those improvements too, instead of being at the whims of their bosses. > When two people who get along negotiate a contract they don't need lawyers I don't really know how to respond to this... above like five employees, every employment contract is drafted by a lawyer. My employment agreement at the big company I work for now is many dozens of pages long. I tried reading it, but it's just not my area. With a union, I would know that someone on "my side" of the table, who I pay and who works for me, has had a hand in drafting it.