Regarding unions, I believe that there are much more union members in the UK than in France. A "comite d'entreprise" is not the same as an union, either. An is

Regarding unions, I believe that there are much more union members in the UK than in France. A "comite d'entreprise" is not the same as an union, either. An issue (if you see it that way) in France is that the right to strike is written in the constitution and extremely liberal. Basically if you have a work-related problem and you find just one colleague to agree with you then you have a constitutional right to strike. On the other hand, in the UK a strike is only legal is organised by a trade union after a formal ballot. Beyond that the UK is much more business-friendly with much less red tape... The French administration is kafkaesque.