[ekianjo]

I'd say countries with strong unions like France have seen the detrimental effects of such unions (ongoing strikes for no reason except asking for more holidays and higher waves even though the said professions are already well above the median in all metrics). At the same time, such strikes disrupt everyone's else business and comes as a net cost for society.

[ahmeni]

Median wage is meaningless against systems with long term stagnant wage growth against a rising cost of living. Strikes don't have an effect unless they disrupt something, that's why they work. If you see a minor inconvenience to your morning commute instead of a collective work for your rights as a worker then I'm not really sure where your priorities lie.

[ekianjo]

It's not a minor inconvenience to your commute when you can't get a train or a bus at all to go to work, several times a month. It makes you need to purchase a car and all the trouble that goes with it.