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Unions fought for better working conditions, retirement funds, work weeks, sick days etc. Eventually, regular non union empoyees eventually also got this benefit.
When the union calls a strike, they pay members $14/day (could have changed today) as strike pay to walk the picket line. When employed they get over $100/day so to dwindle it down to such a paltry amount isn't really any kind of insurance.
Here's an example:
One of the requirements for TV unions is that after 8 hours they have to be given a meal break and a hot meal and it cannot be pizza unless agreed upon by all union members working. I wasn't part of the union but since I was part of the crew, I was also fed.
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