@AjayCyanide

hmm. I'll need to ponder that. I think that, were law to be equally fair and redistributive for every single individual in its jurisdiction, then unions would certainly be less immediately useful in comparison.
However, that only holds for as long as the law is known and perceived to be fair to (literally) all.
And even then, there are employment incentives that creep towards unfairness but aren't *really* illegal. And some courts or judges or whatever won't want to try all 'trivial' cases.

But on top of that, the point of a union is not just to litigate or bolster employees in disputes.
It's also, arguably, to foster cross-sectional workplace relationships, external bonds, community ties, host events, raise occupational health awareness, signpost, counsel, (non-mandatory) training members, outreach to potential newcomers and family members, and probably more besides.

Ideal af, but no reason not to push for it, and far, far more likely to work with a union than an employer.

At the VERY least, even a shitty union has a reason and method for different staff to contact each other. Idk, someone else can probably clarify if I fucked my words here

@Ashedryden