That is because of historical circumstances, but it continues to this day because it's encoded in the law; we don't have codetermination or sectoral bargaining.
Re:The Worst Programmer
by hyperhopper on Sunday September 03, 2023 @02:57PM
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Police unions are very business oriented. And they might be the most successful unions
Some of that is indeed earned by the businesses reputation, but ultimately this is what I think spurred the decline of union membership in the US because businesses don’t get a lot if any value out of having a union around and the organized workers often find the benefits stagnant after some time