This. I&#x27;ve never understood the convoluted logical gyrations required to get through &quot;unions are bad&quot; -&gt; &quot;free market should be allowed to set wages (without workers having freedom to collectively bargain)&quot; -&gt; &quot;non-livable wages spread for workers without capital&quot; -&gt; &quot;griping about welfare and lazy people who should just work more&quot;.<p>Yes, unions can metastasize and block their own effectiveness. But a properly bounded union isn&#x27;t a terrible thing.