It's the exact same reason that wages are low, because people let them get that way. Take the eagle guys that are uncovering the corrupt union practices, THEY are actually doing something about it. Unions aren't inherently bad, but if you just keep your mouth shut and let them go, bad things can happen, just like keeping your mouth shut and letting wages slide. The union becomes a big business in it all for itself because that's what people let it do. Everyone needs a good swift kick in the ___ every once and a while.