Note that "union" can mean very different things in different cultures. I don't think the model that works in Germany (unions having a significant representati

Note that "union" can mean very different things in different cultures. I don't think the model that works in Germany (unions having a significant representation on the board) would work with UK/US-style adversarial unions. Volkswagen tried - and their US employees weren't interested (http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/02/14/vw-workers-vote-against-uaw/5500897/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/02/14/vw-worke...)