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It's because a European union is NOT the same as a US one. In a European union there are many unions and the employee to is free to chose whichever he likes. I
by ars 5y ago
It's because a European union is NOT the same as a US one. In a European union there are many unions and the employee to is free to chose whichever he likes.
In the US version there is a single union for a particular employer, and the employee is forced to join that particular one. (Barring certain laws that complicate this picture a bit.)
This is also why unions work in Europe: There is competition among them, and the employee chooses. In contrast in the US because there is a single one for an employer the unions are frequently corrupt and don't actually do anything helpful for the employee.
- kwhitefoot 5y agoThe employee also does not have to be a union member and doesn't pay union dues unless they are a member. In my experience in the UK and Norway I was treated just the same by both my employers and the unions even though I have never been a union member.