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I live in France, being a union member here is incredibly dull, all day long people come with their employment contract, and you pore over the labor code and th

I live in France, being a union member here is incredibly dull, all day long people come with their employment contract, and you pore over the labor code and the various unions contracts to check the legality of various allegations. at the top level the workers unions manage the unemployment insurance with the employers unions, and talk to the government before labor laws are changed.

kmlx 6y ago
a lot of useless bureaucracy that culminates in yearly standstills via strikes. no wonder unions in France are slowly losing members: > A survey published by France’s human rights defender, an independent administrative authority, revealed that a “fear of reprisal” was cited as the most common reason for employees’ low-engagement in trade unions. A large majority of those surveyed said their trade union activities had a negative impact for their professional growth and said they felt discriminated against by their employers. The survey highlighted the main causes for the decrease of trade union membership in France since the 1950's, which is now one of the lowest rates of unionised employees in the European