I agree, it's an interesting and appealing idea. I think one of the biggest obstacles to that at the moment, at least in the US, is the arguably earned reputat

I agree, it's an interesting and appealing idea. I think one of the biggest obstacles to that at the moment, at least in the US, is the arguably earned reputation that some unions have as being profiteering thugs, if not outright extentions of the mob itself. Those bad unions have spoiled it for the good ones (and there are good ones).