That’s VERY much a northeastern institution. I have uncles who still live in the United Socialist State of New Jersey who are so ingrained in the Union mentality that to speak of any other type of labor agreement is to evince pain.
My uncle retired here in Florida after 40+ years of union work, and he now sees the error of his ways, but unions are very much a large part of northeastern lore, legend, and life. To divest them of that is to rip them apart at their seams.
To divest them of that is to rip them apart at their seams.
You make a strong case for SUCCESSION.. of some States..