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That's because while they are both called "Union" a European union and an American one are not the same thing! This explains some of the difference: https://ww
by ars 4y ago
That's because while they are both called "Union" a European union and an American one are not the same thing!
This explains some of the difference: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/4/17/15290674/union-labor-movement-europe-bargaining-fight-15-ghent https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/4/17/15290674/u...
And from my understanding in Europe you can pick whichever Union you like (maybe you can confirm?) While in the US the employer is locked to a single Union.
That single difference explains why they are unpopular in the US.
- hyperman1 4y agoCan confirm. In belgium there are 3 big unions, organized by ideology. They each have 2 names, as we are bilingual nl/fr : * ACV/CSC - catholic * ABVV/FGTB - socialist * ACLVB/CGSLB - liberal. Note how these ideologies roughly correspond to old political parties. Catholic , as an example, has lost most of its religious meaning. The unions also tend to strike together, causing sector strikes over the whole nation.