comes from being an insignificant backwater for most of our history, in a geopolitical sense. For instance the only reason we are in NATO is so that the US can have an airbase in the country.
On a positive note the labour movement came before industrialization so it's pretty strong in numbers but has been in a coma since the 90's. It's waking up again with more radical union leaders being elected in some of the bigger unions.
comes from being an insignificant backwater for most of our history, in a geopolitical sense. For instance the only reason we are in NATO is so that the US can have an airbase in the country.
On a positive note the labour movement came before industrialization so it's pretty strong in numbers but has been in a coma since the 90's. It's waking up again with more radical union leaders being elected in some of the bigger unions.