While this anecdotal information relating to only one of the hundreds of labor unions in the U.S. might be of some interest to someone, it is irrelevant to the question asked (unless the OP happens to be asking about this particular union). However, since we're telling anecdotes, I once represented a company in which I became quite familiar with the employment history of numerous employees who had worked for the company for 30-40 years. Several of those employees started out as union-member, non-management employees and advanced in their careers and were promoted to management positions.

