I am not in a union nor know anyone in a union.
To be honest I think STEM workers SHOULD join form a union to protect against H-1B visa abuse.
In 1982 I was shopping for my first new vehicle. I had decided to buy either a Toyota or Nissan (Datsun way back then).
Just before I had enough money saved for a downpayment, the good ol’ boys from Detroit convinced Reagan a tariff on Jap trucks would help American jobs. Everything was going to be just wonderful.
Well, the tariff was $500 (a lot of money then - especially on an $8000 truck).
Guess what happened the very next day? All three U.S. automakers raised the list price on their small trucks by $495.
Those who favor tariffs must not be very good at math - or economics. Or maybe they’d like to combine a tariff with a new federal “price fairness” department to make sure everybody played nice.