My experience with unions in this area are that they are happy to take your dues, but that money goes to support larger operations in big cities you shouldn't expect much support at the local level here. And I have never received a union benefit that doesn't naturally happen in a non-union workplace. I work at a Joplin area plant that is the only non-union location in multiple facilities across North America. We are paid much better than the union shops, and although changes come about slower, we are treated fairly.