I worked on a construction project for a week as a scab worker replacing striking union guys. This project was a large "dig" in a northeast US state.
At the end of the day, I went back to my car and found someone had placed welded balls of nails under my tires hopping I'd back up over them.
I come from a "right to work" state (Florida) and believe in the right to work system. I'm employed at my own will and can leave at anytime if not under salary contract. Likewise the company has the right to get rid of me if they feel my services are no longer needed without explanation. I see no problem in this.
I worked at a book store in RI for a while. We had a kid in the cafe who was great with customers but couldn't show up on time. ever. It took me 4 months to fire him, including a written explanation for his termination, have several meeting with him and mandatory chances to change his behaviour, and I was prohibited from making a negative reference to his next employer. All ridiculus in my opinion.
Unions are better replaced by well written laws outlining unacceptable behaviour on both the part of the employer and employee.
Further, the idea of compulsiary union membership is offensive.