This is also why Toyota set up shop in Tennesee. The unions have driven more busineses under and paved the way for the Japanese to take many industries over.
Didn't matter if you were an assembly line worker or the floor sweeper at Ford, unskilled labor started at 4~5x minimum wage w/ full benefits. My brother-in-law worked there 30yrs. Even he'd admit he was overpaid.
A lot of people don't realize that they actually cost the company almost double what they make to employ them. Not to mention the harassment of all these government agencies and tax authorities, the workman's comp scam, unemployment screwing...
You don't even want to know what I pay for medical insurance for my 26 employees.
If I had to deal with a union, I'd pack it up.