Back in the hay-day of unions in the 1960’s, the UAW fought tooth and nail against their own employees attempts to organize at UAW Solidarity House headquarters in Detroit. It was the pinnacle of hypocrisy at the time.
They want you to join their Borg because resistance is futile, not start your own Borg.
I understand their motus oporundi and can predict their moves, but I will never understand the "why" of the statist mind...