In my experience, it rather just makes it harder to fire the useless bad apples you don't want. It's the bottom of the barrel who needs the union's support, not the rock star cornerstone of your team.
The biggest issue is that every union will outlive its usefulness though. If only there was a way to get rid of them after they actually do the useful thing they set out for.
At first I was mad
Then I was happy.
Unions are a complete scam. They don't do anything
They help the boomers at the top rake in big salaries while getting slave labor from the new gens. Blue collar has run this way for a while.
In my experience, it rather just makes it harder to fire the useless bad apples you don't want. It's the bottom of the barrel who needs the union's support, not the rock star cornerstone of your team.
Unions can be beneficial but it is sadly rare.
The biggest issue is that every union will outlive its usefulness though. If only there was a way to get rid of them after they actually do the useful thing they set out for.