You might in fact be as incredible as you think you are. Even then, the lift from collectively bargaining probably outweighs your individual competitive abilit

You might in fact be as incredible as you think you are. Even then, the lift from collectively bargaining probably outweighs your individual competitive abilities. Also, the union doesn't have "promotion rules." The members themselves at those unions decided that's what they wanted to negotiate with their employer into a contract. There's no union rule that says that's what members on the bargaining team have to prioritize. The bargaining team can even prioritize performance pay! I will, however, grant that the very nature of democracy (in this case, workplace democracy) means some people will disagree about what to prioritize.