There are people here who are fatalistic and think that politics is unwinnable and politicians are in people's pockets, but laws can take away unions' power too, so I don't see politics as avoidable in any case.

I think framing a union as a monopoly is odd, but they become institutions in their own right, and theirs interests diverge from the wider group's fairly quickly.

The UPS union seems to want to force UPS to not invest in drones or self-driving trucks at the expense of everyone who would benefit from significantly cheaper delivery, and this isn't exactly an isolated incident.

The construction unions in NYC have secured themselves a deal where the government must use union labor, and unions negotiate a contract with their employers, who have no incentives to keep costs down because they pass all these costs on, and we get subways that are 10 times more expensive than anywhere else in the world.

We have a similar situation with construction unions & housing in NYC leading to increased costs and .: more expensive housing for everyone in NYC.

And the list goes on forever.