Also, you'd be surprised in regards to unions. A lot of the problem with your lower grade unions is there is no choice.
I know a huge number of people that wish they could get out of their union for example in supermarkets because after paying dues they make less then non union supermarkets... any benefits you get outside of pay don't tend to invest unless you are there 8+ years and protection rarely pans out. Companies winning in the case of "he said she said" arguments.
Unless your a "big" union chances are your building a large portion of your union on people that don't plan to be at those jobs too long/get fired/shit happens. Because you don't have enough influence/your labor isn't worth enough to get the whole package. So those in power, who usually end up being the older career guys tilt it towards themselves. (often written in rules you have to be there so many years to even run).
