[BurningFrog]

> unions which appear to only serve a special interest group at the expense of everyone else

I mean, the intended purpose of unions is to serve their members, at the expense of non members.

[ubercore]

Not necessarily. As I understand it, in the Nordics, employment conditions and benefits are protected by unions, regardless of an individual's membership.

[BurningFrog]

I see how you read it that way, but I meant non members in a wider sense, as in the employer, and the general public.