Really I don't think you need unions at all, at least not now in the information age. If all employees across various industries simply shared salary figures (adjusted for cost of living, of course, to be fair), it would have the same effect as most of the benefits of union membership. That knowledge by itself would be incredibly empowering. The late Alan Kruger pointed this out when reflecting on the famous "Card and Krueger" experiment.

> An "employee owned organization" seems like a better alternative to unions, in my opinion.

This statement is completely and utterly nonsensical to anyone that has even a shallow understanding of the history of labour struggles and unionizing.

Oh I do understand the history. But with modern employment laws for overtime, safety, harassment, etc, workplace conditions are no longer an issue in the United States. In the meantime employee ownership aligns incentives l to operate efficiently and profitably.