> Maybe this is because "union shops" are allowed in the USA.
Not only are they allowed, but they're almost universal. Unions in the US (for various historical reasons) refuse to represent a bargaining unit unless they can claim the majority of the bargaining unit, which means that, in a unionized shop, every single employee must be covered by the same union.
Unlike in Europe, there is no competition between unions for workers in the US.
Not only are they allowed, but they're almost universal. Unions in the US (for various historical reasons) refuse to represent a bargaining unit unless they can claim the majority of the bargaining unit, which means that, in a unionized shop, every single employee must be covered by the same union.
Unlike in Europe, there is no competition between unions for workers in the US.