I'm a plumber (non-union) and I've been looking into the union I would join and I don't like what I see. It's a nation wide union and the president has a net worth of ~20 million even though his salary is only 400k/year (trading favors?). Are today's unions too weak and corrupt to be useful? Is this just the case with trade unions?
Note: I don't want this to come off as anti-union in any way. I think that collective bargaining is essential for workers rights, and we definitely need to democratize the economy.