I refused to join union many times. They would charge me $80 each month and provide nothing back. As contractor untermench I would only sponsor permanent employees.
$80 a MONTH? Are you crazy? You need some competition there.
This was Ireland, not US.
You paid that much in Ireland? How??
I refused to join, I was on temp contract so no value for me. This was semi private scientific institution. Money were usually used to send HR/union people to bullshit trainings on nice location.