My (limited) experience with unions in Germany and my (also, fortunately, limited) experience with unions in the US were far different. From that (limited/anecd

My (limited) experience with unions in Germany and my (also, fortunately, limited) experience with unions in the US were far different. From that (limited/anecdotal) experience, I'd say that unions in Germany were a far better thing than what I saw in the US. It might just be that you are from a place where the origin, organizational principles, incentives and co-dependent relationship with select politicians are "better" than they are in the US.