There are some good points being made, primarily when it comes to the betterment of the company. I suppose unions sort of do "strong arm" the company when it comes to collective bargaining. They will typically ask for what they want, then throw a fit if they don't get it (strike, picket, etc.). And that kind of leaves the company in a bad spot because they have two choices, to give the union what it asks for, or face bad press. Kind of a lose lose.

I don't really see it as "strong arm" though as long as what's being asked for is fair and reasonable. What if the company is the one who is greedy? This is the case more often than not. The company would just as well give out one more round of 6 figure executive bonuses than to give their workers each another $0.50 an hour.