Is a longshoreman over paid

I have experience with this. Ever single man in my family has become a longshoreman. It takes at least three years to get into the union ( and that is only if you are lucky, like my brother) It took my dad almost 20 years to get in. They are out doing hard labor and risking their lives doing dangerous work. It is honestly one of the last blue collar jobs that a person can work at and still be able to support their families. Our family has been so blessed in the past few years. My mom doesn't have to work anymore; instead, she can be home taking care of our home and family. My Dad doesn't have to stress so much about money anymore. Things are still tight sometimes, (he only makes like 90K). There has been a lot of heated conversations lately about the legality of union work, and people saying that individuals hide behind unions, living lazily from one day to the next, and I'll tell you that that is true. But there are downsides to every system. The one thing that I can tell you without a doubt is that those men are some of the hardest workers that I have ever seen in my entire life.