Tesla is currently fighting against the union IF Metall in Sweden, where almost 90% of all metal workers are a part of the union. Sweden has a long history of unionization, it is deeply ingrained in swedish culture.

A strike was put in effect today, with 130 mechanics for Tesla shops.

The 7:th, the large transporting union will step in with a sympathy strike and refuse to deliver new Teslas in Sweden.

  • Magnus Åhall@lemmy.ahall.seOPEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Tesla is planning strike breaking, that is bringing in other people to do the striking employees’ work.

    While technically not illegal, that hasn’t happened on a large scale in Sweden since an agreement in 1938.

  • dragontamer@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m more surprised that this started first in Sweden and not in Germany (where the Tesla Gigafactory is located).

    Still, this doesn’t bode well for Tesla-Europe. Europeans are much more careful about labor issues than USA is. I don’t think Tesla can win by playing hardball over there.