Honestly, unions are not in the best interests of anyone ...
Unions thrive when employees are unhappy with their work conditions and management has an adversarial relationship with their workers, and (as a result) this is the kind of environment that successful unions create.
Pay attention to what most union members want, what management is looking for, and what the union negotiates for and you will see that the 3 don't look anything alike. I first observed this with the teachers union when I was in high school:
1) Teachers wanted better classroom materials, smaller class sizes, and a small raise
2) The education board was going to allocate 1/3 of the budget increase to materials, 1/3 of the budget increase to hiring more teachers, and 1/3 to salary increases
3) The union went on strike until management agreed to give teachers a massive raise that took up all budgetary increases
4 years later, when working conditions got worse the teachers were far more angry with management and far more willing to strike; and they got another contract where all spending increases went towards increasing teachers' salaries.
As a general guideline, working for a union will give you a more secure job at a higher salary, but working outside of a union will give you a better work environment surrounded by better co-workers and a management team that (better) understands and responds to your needs as an employee
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