I&#x27;d suspect the relationship with a given Union will have drastically different outcomes that are purely contingent on the people. Be removing it from the equation it gives a level of certainty for labor (sadly also dehumanzies labor to a certain extent too) for management, and if I were in such a position I&#x27;d value the predictability.<p>In regard to the article, regulation is starting to be used more as a barrier to entry than what it&#x27;s advertised for protecting worker&#x2F;environment&#x2F;etc... When you slap a new regulation on any industry, the large players just add another lawyer&#x2F;accountant&#x2F;operations staff, while the small business owner has to personally work an extra amount of hours. Once the compliance reaches a level it can no longer be brute forced, this becomes an obstacle that&#x27;ll effectively bar new entrants.