Not treated equally. Union workers get free healthcare, and still have a pension plan. Got double the raise NC/SC workers got. Got paid back pay while on strike. Will cut your hours at a drop of a hat. You are just a number. HR is not on your side no matter what.
The work was steady and if you work first shift you get out around 3.
Cons
They did not let the machine operators take home the manual for the machines to read. The manual was on the wall but it seemed more fore show because there was no time to read it.