• mrmanager@lemmy.today
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    1 year ago

    European companies somehow survive just fine with people being in unions. There are many strong protections in place, which is why we have 6 weeks vacations, maternal leave and so on.

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        1 year ago

        EU stats:

        • In May 2023, the youth unemployment rate was 13.9 % both in the EU and in the euro area,
        • Euro area unemployment at 6.5 % in May 2023,
        • EU unemployment at 5.9 % in May 2023,

        Comparatively, Denmark, the country with unions being core part of economy (70% of the workforce is unionized):

        • Youth unemployment in 2022 was 8.78 %
        • Unemployment in 2022 was 4.17 %
      • bighi@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Nope.

        You’re consuming too much American anti-labor propaganda.

        I remember a propaganda a few years back that European countries with decent unemployment compensation made people leave their jobs to stay at home spending their welfare on cupcakes. But these American fake news don’t even try to hide their how American they are, because cupcakes aren’t a thing in many European countries.