Or pursue your passion in a way that brings unique(ish) value, rather than doing what a commodity quantity of other people can (evidently) do. No problem with a commodity labor pool trying to collectively bargain higher wages, but if you're collectively bargaining it's a good sign you're a commodity labor resource, and if you're a commodity labor resource the market and your CBA put a cap on what you can expect to earn. It's good for some people but certainly never the only option for an individual.