Originally Posted by Air&Road

VERY well said!

In the very early years of my career, I went to work as an electronic technician at a large plant in Dallas. When I started, the Union guy sat down with me and explained very politely and professionally that, (paraphrasing) "we have a union, and I am the steward. We would like for you to join our union (and all the reasons why I should in his sales pitch,) he said that if I elected NOT to join, if an issue came up they would support me anyway."

I politely declined to join their union and if I had ever needed their help, I would have let management escort me to the gate before I would have asked for help from an organization to which I chose not to pay dues. It would have been very unfair of me to do so.

My point? Union and non union employees CAN mix, if everyone is reasonable and professional about it.