[banannaise]

Because unions protect everyone in ways that don't directly relate to pay scale. They help defend against abusive time-off, on-call, or surveillance practices, advocate for pro-worker policies like parental, bereavement, and sick leave, help prevent employees from being fired for using these benefits...

[MrPatan]

The scarcity of your skillset will protect you. Nothing else can.

[beedeebeedee]

That's a bleak perspective that is not borne out by the facts. The greatest source of protection for any individual is the group.