[dragonwriter]

> Unions are for people who can't compete on skill (or no longer wish to).

I mean, the “on skill” part is superfluous, but, yes, it is definitionally true that a union is for workers that no longer wish primarily to compete with each other, and who realize that such competition is a race to the bottom that works against them and for the benefit of their employers.

All organized groups are rejections on some level of competition among the members in favor of cooperation for joint advantage.