Re:Amazon warehouse workers stage first-ever strike in the UK
by mschuster91 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @11:13AM
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Germany has the strongest unions there are (at least in automotive), and yet Tesla set up shop here. France has a sizable amount of industry as well, as does Italy. When setting up plants in Europe, unions aren't much of a factor - wage costs and infrastructure are more.
Re:Amazon warehouse workers stage first-ever strike in the UK
by Closi on Saturday January 28, 2023 @11:30AM
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Agree that it's not the strongest factor, but disagree that it can be discounted as much as you are saying.
I've personally worked on projects for two completely different companies (as a consulting role) where the client has discounted the option to locate in France outright because of industrial relations strength (my day job is supply chain & logistics consulting).
I think they were more talking about the impact on strikes in terms of foreign direct investment - where there is definetly a link (albeit i'm not sure how strong).
If you are choosing where to locate an international manufacturing plant within Europe for instance, the strength of unions in each country is 100% a factor which will be considered in determining where to locate the factory (not the sole factor - but it's absolutely a consideration).