I'm all for people using whatever power they have to try and get theirs, whether it's people leveraging increased workloads or other alternatives into higher pay or by belonging to a union and using it, it's the same thing. They fought for that power and have the right to use it. It's always a risk either way. You can get locked out, you can get let go instead of getting the raise you asked for, or you can overplay your hand and have to decide to capitulate or walk away.
There's downsides to belonging to unions, but I think everyone would love to be a part of one when it came to negotiating a salary. Most of what keeps salaries low in the corporate world is a culture of not sharing compensation with coworkers. Just doing that can drive up wages.
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