BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN The idea of a trade union can prove a noble one. Unions can provide worker protections, promote higher wages and ameliorate benefits for workers who might otherwise be impoverished. Unions have tended to initiate trends that benefit all workers – the minimum wage and overtime rules are (arguable) examples. On the flipside, Unions tend to drive up costs (especially unwelcome at a … Continue reading Why Negotiate with a Union?