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One thing that has often confused me about American TV series is how unionisation is portrayed. The characters often do it in secret, very hush hush, like it is something shameful or naughty.
Is there some legal or cultural difference that leads to that? Here many employees are part of a #union, which are industry-specific and cross-company. I admit, having been in the tech space, it's not a topic I'm super familiar with, but as an employer I wouldn't consider #unionisation as something awful.
@Setok US business doctrine states that unions are bad for business. That's what they learn in MBA classes and Econ classes.
"If you give unions power they will make the business more expensive and difficult to run."
It's so ingrained, that businesses like Starbucks will simply shut down a store. Rather than let the "union virus" spread. Businesses treat unions like cancer. So Union organizers need to be circumspect lest hey be excised.
@gatesvp but is there a difference once the union is established? Here I think most unions are cross-company. So workers from the same sector, but not necessarily same company, are in unions.