> Because nearly everyone in Germany is in some sort of union.
This is not true. DGB (comprising most unions and all major ones) reported less than 6M members last year [1] out of ~45M working population total or ~34M of dependently employed people [2].
A lot of people might end up benefiting from a union due to them often negotiating contracts for whole occupational groups, but they are not members.
This is not true. DGB (comprising most unions and all major ones) reported less than 6M members last year [1] out of ~45M working population total or ~34M of dependently employed people [2].
A lot of people might end up benefiting from a union due to them often negotiating contracts for whole occupational groups, but they are not members.
[1] https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/5837/umfrage/...
[2] https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Arbeit/Arbeitsmarkt/Erwerb...