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It is usually believed that the presence of a labour union makes firms as well as consumers worse off by increasing wages compared to the situation with no labour union. We show that the presence of a labour union may increase the incentive for entry and may also make consumers better off compared to the situation with no labour union if the labour productivity of the entrant is sufficiently higher to that of the incumbent.