First of all I would like to congratulate the good union people of Europe for trying to make this world a more enjoyable place to work, safer, and just plain being more interested in living and working, verses working and living. Here in the U.S.A. the work environment is all twisted and so very corrupt. And corporate America has the U.S. workers so manipulated, lied to, that the work place in the U.S. is actually very hostile. And our labor unions in the U.S. are to blame for this. And to make matters worse, I can see that we are now exporting this insane behavior to European countries. Five years ago I felt that Europe could weather this storm, but now today I feel that corporate America, and the American union system, is just way to corrupt, and eventually is going to force Europe to change there ways, and definitely for the worse. There is no doubt in my mind that 6 weeks paid vacation per year , 5 sick days per year, a 28 hour work week, is definitely a step in the right direction. Please don’t let America pressure you wonderful people into changing your ways!!! And this is were I want the good union people of Europe to beware!!! First of all, don’t patronize UPS, ( United Parcel Service). Please use your own postal services. This group of people, UPS, and the Teamsters, are only concerned for there own welfare, and don’t want to see the American work force, have the same work rules as in Europe!!! In fact UPS is so full of lies, and bull crap, they told me that I could only have 1 workers compensation claim per year. UPS harassed me so much, I had to go for psychiatric help. And I filed harassment grievances, with the Teamsters, but to no avail. Have you ever heard of a union that refuses to hear grievances? Well thats the Teamsters! Can you imagine a scum bag group of people like the Teamsters representing people in Europe? I’ll tell you, you could expect, double breasting, (thats were you have one company, a union division, and a non-union division). Tons of harassment in the union company, and the non union company would get paid the same wages minus union dues, and no harassment. Anyway the point of this story, is to help my European friends to continue on the path of less hours worked, more vacation time, and better working conditions!!! Please heed my warning ” Don’t Patronize UPS “