> Not necessarily. Unions tend to lower the pay of the top performers.
There are many kinds of union. Your viewpoint reflects a very US-centric view of things.
I work in IT, and am part of a union. I negotiate my pay on my own, as do most of my coworkers, and we get paid considerably more than the union contracts stipulate. The contracts only set a floor on the compensation and benefits.
I'm well aware. I certainly didn't mean to imply that all unions necessarily lower top pay. Just that they generally do, which there is extensive research supporting.
Not necessarily. Unions tend to lower the pay of the top performers.