I just happened to stumble on your smarmy remark, but it didn't show up in my self search.
And second, how much more should I pay for an item so overpaid union factory workers can have a home that's nicer than mine?
If you're concerned about the job shift overseas, I agree with you. This is not like the "buggy whip" analogy at all, because those people could just go down the road and work for Henry Ford.
If, however.. You're implying that the answer to this is to make everyone union and artificially inflate the price of goods, then you're mistaken.
How much do you want to pay the guy at the McDonalds drive up window for example? He wants a home, pension & full medical.
Union fools think he's entitled to it and think that either myself, or McDonalds Inc. should happily pay for it. That's part (but not all) of the problem. Overpaid, underworked, spoiled rotten, Union Labor.