[jernfrost]

Works the same in Norway, but it is not because US/UK unions are so badly behaved. They behave as the anti-union system in the UK and US have made them act. Unions in Germany and Scandinavia work because they got considerable power and are represented on the company boards. That means they learn to take responsibilty by being given considerable responsibility and power. Unions in the US and the UK are not given any trust or power but instead are fought and sabotaged at every opportunity. This is what has made them a reactionary force dealing with management as the enemy.