Yes; I spent a short time as a shop steward and there were a couple of folks who thought they had a license to get away with anything because “the contract lets me”. They were surprised to find out out that the contract included obligations for the employees to the employer.
Unions are about a lot more than dollars per hour. Benefits, working conditions, clear and written grievance process, pension or 40K programs. Benefits alone can be worth more than hourly wage increments. However the minimum wage really does have to go up. It just has to because some places will never unionize, they will just outsource. In Missouri the only places still paying minimum wage are mostly in the service industries (Tip your server!!)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/saudis-secretly-funding-taliban-1195453.htmlThis is merely the continuation of a long standing policy that the current Saudi government still follows; and woe to any Saudi citizens who talk about it openly.
Who needs troops? http://hanoitimes.vn/strong-partnership-with-vietnam-significant-to-us-strategic-presence-in-indo-pacific-usabc-315908.html