[MaggiesDad]

I am a union Steamfitter and I just have to say that most painters are okay, but there are some that are just nutty.
(too much huffing?)

[Robert A Cook PE]

Welcome here.

The union (as an entity by itself) doesn't make (or break) the person, what's regrettable is that the illegal activities, bribery/corruption, and political power games so frequently seen now are tied back to the union base.

Again, it's the person at fault, but too often, the union (as a group and power base) exploits that "band" which becomes lawbreakers.

Perhaps rooted in "tradition", back in the earlier days when both sides were immoral and lawbreakers?