I have first hand knowledge too, and I have to disagree with your statement. FSI has had two layoffs since 2000 that were employee separations not furloughs. a union would help protect from that situation. Also, being a "Team to get the job done" shouldn't mean you get paid $20,000 less than your peers at competing companies,and get treated poorly. FSI is unable to hire people so 6 on 1 off is becoming common place or constant changing on-call schedule. Raises are about 2% or less. They are unable to hire more than attrition, and they are unwilling to do what it takes to attract new people or retain the current employees.

Its not an "us" vs "them" scenario. It's a " I want to work here for a long time, so please commit yourself to me too" scenario. "Families" and "Teams" shouldn't have members or players that get treated like crap.

I've worked for companies that didn't have a union and didn't need one. I've worked for a union company that absolutely needed one. FSI is becoming a company that doesn't have a union, but is at the point where it needs one. Go to Glassdoor and read some reviews if you don't believe me. Its a sad state of affairs at FSI, and leadership is void. Sucks.