After 130 workers at Tesla repair shops walked out, the first show of solidarity came from union dockworkers who refused to unload Tesla vehicles from cargo ships in early November. Then, on November 20th, postal workers joined the effort by refusing to deliver mail to Tesla, including license plates.
Holy shit Sweden - keep it up!!
I’ve written this in other threads so it will just be a repetition for a lot of you who are following how the story unfolds.
Here in Sweden we don’t have any laws defining “minimum wage” and some laws regulating things like minimum amount of vacation days can be “replaced” in an agreement.
Now, the idea is that the parties of the labour market, employers and employees should deal with these issues because politicians should stay the f*** away from things they know nothing about. The agreement is normally renegotiated by the employer organisations (yes, the employers are also organized here) and employee organisations (unions) every 2-3 years. While signing an collective agreement is not mandatory it is still expected. It’s the norm.
In my experience employers refuse to agree on collective minimums is because they want to be able to do whatever they want with their employees.
Tesla/Musk really went for the “I have the right to not use collective bargaining” and is really shocked to find out people went for “we have the right to strike”.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Tesla will have to skip trash day in Sweden as the country’s labor groups continue to protest the company’s anti-union policies.
Reuters reports the country’s Transport Workers’ Union will refuse to pick up waste at the automaker’s workshops in solidarity with Tesla autoworkers who’ve been on strike since October 27th.
Tesla has resisted collective bargaining agreements worldwide, but Sweden’s strong labor culture is continuing to test the automaker’s policy.
Then, on November 20th, postal workers joined the effort by refusing to deliver mail to Tesla, including license plates.
On November 27th, the automaker then sued and initially won the right to pick up the license plates directly from Sweden’s Transport Agency.
Tesla’s license plate victory was short-lived, however, as another Swedish court put a pause on the ruling until a final decision is made.
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Tesla garbage pileup
The factory is still operating normally, then!
