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World class actors are still part of a union.

Unions are meant to be a tool to increase your power by solving a coordination problem between employees, and there are many examples of them working well for that purpose.

> Unions are for people without options.

Unions exist so that the people with options can help the people without options.

Unions exist so that employees can collectively negotiate with the company and balance negotiation because a company is essentially a collective of shareholders.

We all eventually are caught in bad spots. Vulnerable to market downturns. Laid off during a health crisis. Visa problems. Long covid. Closing in on retirement and facing ageism.