I used to believe this (I have been in two unions), but after having interacted with them from the other side of the table, I now call bullshit. They are nothin

I used to believe this (I have been in two unions), but after having interacted with them from the other side of the table, I now call bullshit. They are nothing more than a negotiating device. Which isn't normatively good or bad...it just isn't the noble protect-the-downtrodden cause they like to portray themselves as.