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Re:Amazon warehouse workers stage first-ever strike in the UK by mschuster91 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @11:13AM (#34520065)
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.
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Re:Amazon warehouse workers stage first-ever strike in the UK by Closi on Saturday January 28, 2023 @11:30AM (#34558933)
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).

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