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I don't really see the point to be fair. It's unlikely a union will force workers of a factory to modify the contractual situation if they're happy. However workers who are being well treated can push for better conditions for people working in other companies.
There should could be a subscription payment, where I'm form it is something quite negligible to the salary of one worker. If it is well administered, that money can be used to pay workers if they ever decide to go on strike.
When the company starts screwing workers, it is already quite late to be in a union, at that point you don't have a support net which has already been prepared. In general it's better to be in a union before you need it than to scramble for one.