The problems with "unions" is that they are a nebulous thing. The main thing they do varies enormously from sector to sector. They are associated with and ofte

The problems with "unions" is that they are a nebulous thing. The main thing they do varies enormously from sector to sector. They are associated with and often still do a lot of things that I really want to part of. I associate joining a union more with joining a political party than what you describe, rightly or wrongly.