uselesss parasites part i'm waiting for you to substantiate.
Does it have to be UAW?
If not, I have a couple...
How about the UP that made us miss our install date because he wasn't there to drill a hole through a wall, a task that could only be done by "union employees".
Or the one that delayed another install (and later de-install) because he refused to show his ID when entering a secured facility. His manager couldn't force him to show ID either. They had to find a union employee willing to show their ID in order to gain access to the SECURED FACILITY to do the work. Everyone has to show some form of photo ID there. If you work there, you have an ID issued by the facility, otherwise, you use your driver's license or some other form of photo ID.
In my line of work, we frequently have to hire a third party to deliver and install equipment (networking devices installed all over the world). It isn't skilled labor, merely physically installing the hardware and powering it on. We never have the issues with non-union employees we get with the union jobbers.
Chris