General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Can someone explain a "general strike" to the self-employed? [View all]joshcryer
(62,270 posts)I was wondering, after the latest decision, why it is that Scandinavian countries have 90%+ union membership and the US doesn't. From my reading it simply boils down to how the US does it administratively, and how the NRLB gives American workers more control over management and other details of a companies operation (Labor Management Relations Act). In Scandinavian countries the unions can only negotiate wage, hours, and strictly economic matters.
It seems good for a union to be able to meddle in non-economic matters in theory, but it obviously hasn't worked in practice. I think I have an idea why but I can't put my finger on it. It seems to me that it causes reason for conflict between the union, its members, and the companies. And it seems naturally American that we had to set up a conflict prone system.
If you don't want to read the whole thing just search "management" in the document... really cool overview: https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1100&context=bjell