I know that in France the unions are mostly doing contract review. They have their little desk, and employees come see them after they have been wronged by thei

I know that in France the unions are mostly doing contract review. They have their little desk, and employees come see them after they have been wronged by their employer, and the union member spends hours with the law books reviewing the contracts, various written interaction and timeline of event. People think of them as mostly organizing strikes or demonstrations, while most members spends their time reading laws and contracts. When they start seeing a new illegal trend, they blow the whistle publicly.