Yes, like right now, the union has the company right where the company  

....  itself first, not its members!   It will clearly pass up good workrules for union dues producing items!

I beg to differ with your opinion- I suspect you were passive during the prep and negotiation of the contract or you lost some 'bennies' as a result of the negotiation. Those least happy at my program when we voted representation were those who had cultivated what they believed were 'good relationships' with management. Not all fop those, but a fair few.

Any union is only as strong as its membership makes it. That includes priorities in representation, there will be compromises made. If you don't like it, run for a position in your local and in the negotiating team. If your points of issue are shared by a majority of your fellow members...

An aside- my program went from an average pilot being employed for about a year, which meant constant recurrent as each base replaced half or more of it's assigned staff to less than one open position at each base a year. That is/was good for members and management.