The union at my plant is trash. All they do is benefit whoever has been there the longest and the lazy workers (which are most often one and the same). As a hard worker, I've always promoted very quickly at non union companies. At my current union plant I've had managers, supervisors, and every mechanic on A shift say they want me on their respective shift. Because of union seniority rules, I'm placed after our worst mechanic, and employees that are constantly late, call in, and lazy AF, get their jobs back time and time again. I won't be giving my money to a crap union like that. Looking forward to that union negotiated 2% raise next year (which took them 18 months of negotiations)... SMFH...