>Aren't stronger labor union protections supposed to lead to higher wages? Only for those at the lower end, usually at the expense of growth and opportunities

>Aren't stronger labor union protections supposed to lead to higher wages? Only for those at the lower end, usually at the expense of growth and opportunities for those at the higher end, but since those are fewer in number their votes are less important. >How is it that European tech workers can't bargain for higher wages? Because investors there don't have as much money, and those who do don't risk it starting tech companies. And also because Europe is not a single country with one law and one language, but 27+ with different laws and different languages, means scaling a business beyond the original country is difficult and expensive. It's the US who's the exception in tech success, not EU for failing to match it.