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> really: Unions in Europe and US are very different I've heard this before and seen a few specifics. If it's not too much trouble, could you summarize the di

> really: Unions in Europe and US are very different I've heard this before and seen a few specifics. If it's not too much trouble, could you summarize the differences? Thanks!

simion314 8y ago
I am not OP, I do not have links to facts but I can give you some examples from people I know, there may be other industries companies with worse conditions. - working extra hours is paid double and this hours are limited - you are forced to take you vacation days off, you can't chose the money and work the full year - your work place provides you food or you get "food tickets" that you can use in stores to buy only food. - if you have to work on national holly-day you will get paid double - you are not forced to be a member of any union
- whatshisface 8y ago
  >your work place provides you food or you get "food tickets" that you can use in stores to buy only food. That doesn't make sense to me, different people have dietary preferences of different levels of expense. What's the reasoning behind this?
  - simion314 8y ago
    I think you would like the places that offer you food tickets, this means on top of your pay you get extra tokens to buy food. Some places(not as often) have special places where you can sit and eat cooked food. I think this is good so the workers won't skip on food, it is also a negotiation thing, when I see offers I see that you get paid X amount + food tickets.
Nokinside 8y ago
The US has enterprise-level or workplace level bargaining. Most European countries have sector-level bargaining. In the US workplaces are divided into unionized and non-unionized. Unionized firm is in competitive disadvantage against non-unionized firms. This results a situation where firms fight against unionization very aggressively and unions respond in same. It's very confrontational and aggressive. In Europe firms with more union members are not in competitive disadvantage relative to firms with fewer union members, because negotiations happen sector level. For example restaurant workers union(s) meet restaurant business representatives and they make industry-wide agreements.

> really: Unions in Europe and US are very different I've heard this before and seen a few specifics. If it's not too much trouble, could you summarize the differences? Thanks!

simion314 8y ago

I am not OP, I do not have links to facts but I can give you some examples from people I know, there may be other industries companies with worse conditions. - working extra hours is paid double and this hours are limited - you are forced to take you vacation days off, you can't chose the money and work the full year - your work place provides you food or you get "food tickets" that you can use in stores to buy only food. - if you have to work on national holly-day you will get paid double - you are not forced to be a member of any union

whatshisface 8y ago
>your work place provides you food or you get "food tickets" that you can use in stores to buy only food. That doesn't make sense to me, different people have dietary preferences of different levels of expense. What's the reasoning behind this?
- simion314 8y ago
  I think you would like the places that offer you food tickets, this means on top of your pay you get extra tokens to buy food. Some places(not as often) have special places where you can sit and eat cooked food. I think this is good so the workers won't skip on food, it is also a negotiation thing, when I see offers I see that you get paid X amount + food tickets.

Nokinside 8y ago

The US has enterprise-level or workplace level bargaining. Most European countries have sector-level bargaining. In the US workplaces are divided into unionized and non-unionized. Unionized firm is in competitive disadvantage against non-unionized firms. This results a situation where firms fight against unionization very aggressively and unions respond in same. It's very confrontational and aggressive. In Europe firms with more union members are not in competitive disadvantage relative to firms with fewer union members, because negotiations happen sector level. For example restaurant workers union(s) meet restaurant business representatives and they make industry-wide agreements.