I am so glad to see people standing up to the Union. Traveling throughout the US and exhibiting at professional association meetings I am often harassed by Union representatives - but in my home town of San Diego is was a horrific experience. When I refused to hire the Union to place less than a dozen screws in my small exhibit (10x10 space) I was harassed, belittled, laughed at stared at heckled and then asked by security to leave for "violation of union rules". I was harassed to the point that I had sever tachycardia and collapsed - I stopped breathing and had to be transported via ambulance to a nearby hospital. It seems that being a female and refusing to be bullied results in even stronger harassment. Unions are quasi legalized extortionists - we have the ablility to legislate change and the silent, compliant, hard working individuals need to collectively change this current environment. This recent experience has been detrimental to me - my company and has crushed my spirit of fairness. I am in contact with several advocacy groups that are promoting a change. It seems that I can't possibly make a difference - but I know that joined with one - three - twelve - we can multiply this effort and counteract the harm that is being done to so many other individuals.