History of Unions in the U.S

History of Unions in the U.S

After the Second World War United States assumed an important role in Western Europe, its foreign policy makers decided to stimulate the process of European unity. I thought it would strengthen the capacity of Western Europe to resist Soviet pressures and offer mutual support against major Communist parties of France and Italy, and neutrality trends appearing in public. In addition, financial and industrial sectors of the United States thought that their investments in Europe could be better managed in a broader market with common rules. American capitalism from the 40 and 50 was different from the current version. It rested on a compromise of sorts between the big unions and employers. Their representatives in foreign policy had a more favorable opinion of the European welfare state that their descendants today. The need to consolidate Europe's support to United States led anti coalition was the main thing.

The result was a peculiar alliance. Parents of the European Union were three conservative Catholic politicians, who in the First World War had been citizens of the Central Powers: Adenauer, De Gasperi and Schumann. After the Second World War made common cause with the United States, representing a different model of civilization also culturally more open Protestant. Eisenhower during his presidency from 1953 to 1961 left intact the legacy of the New Deal, even though his government was entirely in the hands of capital. And it was he who, by helping and giving legitimacy to the regime of Franco, Spain joined a tacit alliance with Europe.

United States initial enthusiasm for European unification was softened and eventually became a bitter skepticism. One reason was the autonomy, increasing European countries. The German Ostpolitik, the refusal to ally with America against the Republic of China and send troops to Vietnam, or differences with regard to Israel, were important elements.