Re:Former Zoox employees sue, alleging rival offer was bette...
by zaarn on Monday August 24, 2020 @12:16AM
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They aren't mandatory everywhere, atleast in germany.
You can join the union or not. If you don't join you can still take advantage of the union negotiated rates or not if you wish. If you think you can negotiate better than the union you're still free to do so.
Unions don't really work for software, high demand, low supply of people, here you can negotiate better then without one, and if you are not happy, next job.