Sure they are. They all want a cut of the workers pay.  It's like leasing a car you can never pay off. They will gouge workers and if a person doesn't like it , they'll have them fired.  Most don't realize they don't work for the company that hired them---they work for the union.  Again , if everything I said was wrong , union membership wouldn't be in steep decline in America.  Union made used to stand for quality made--not anymore.  It can be made better and cheaper non-union.  Wal-Mart offers great products at cheap prices .  Who in their right mind would shop at Carr's anymore ?  Unless a product is on sale , they're prices are always higher.