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Re:Change.org workers form a union by collegecamp293 on Thursday July 01, 2021 @12:42PM (#27701098)
Average pay for union jobs in Europe is far less than $50,000
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Re:Change.org workers form a union by klyrs on Thursday July 01, 2021 @12:53PM (#27701253)
That's one side of the equation; what's the cost of living?
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Re:Change.org workers form a union by missedthecue on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:51PM (#27703770)
According to the OECD, Americans have more disposable after adjusting for government transfers for things like healthcare, education, and childcare. And it's not even close.

https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-disposable-income.htm

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Re:Change.org workers form a union by beaconstudios on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:01PM (#27701381)
Most unions in Europe are for blue collar work. In the UK (anecdotally) I've seen a lot more developers form cooperatives than unions, and even the cooperatives are fairly rare.
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Re:Change.org workers form a union by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 01, 2021 @12:44PM (#27701124)
And yet quality of life is much higher.
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