What are the advantages/disadvantages of a union job?

Question

The pay isn't too great. The benefits are. I want to do research before my interview. How do I find out how much the union dues would be?

Answer 1

All you need to know is Unions S...K. They are nothing more than legalised blackmail machines. They tell you how to live your life, how to vote, what to buy, and who to boycott, not to mention having their hand in your till while they violate your rights.

Answer 2

Advantages: Collective bargaining, where trade unions are able to operate openly and are recognised by employers, they may negotiate with employers over wages and working conditions.

Disadvantages: not free-market view, now adays, many peole view that the labor is a commodity, and unions essentially operate by cartelizing labor, forming a monopoly on the commodity. They argue this monopoly on labor has the same negative effects as any other monopoly.

The competitive disadvantage felt by union-employing businesses often leads to a search for cheaper labor. In the United States, the outsourcing of labor to Asia, Latin America, and Africa has been partially driven by increasing costs of union partnership.