The factory workers at the same company had respectable jobs and also gold-plated salaries. They were unionized but the only time I remember the union taking c

The factory workers at the same company had respectable jobs and also gold-plated salaries. They were unionized but the only time I remember the union taking collective action was when the company was threated by a take-over by (what we'd now call) a private equity asset stripper. Together with management they successfully fought off the bid. And in case you're thinking this all sounds very inefficient, the same company still exists today.