It all started as a dispute between Tesla workshops in Sweden, and has become a major problem that threatens to complicate the company’s activity throughout the country and even in other parts of Europe. Tesla is facing a situation in the Nordic region that CEO Elon Musk himself has described as “crazy.”

The Origin of Everything: 130 Mechanics
To understand what is happening in Sweden, we must go back to about a month ago, on October 27, when about 130 Tesla mechanics decided to go on strike to put pressure on the American company.  The reason depends If metala Swedish union with about 300,000 members, where Tesla employees work Refusing to sign the collective bargaining agreementClaiming that "they don't do that anywhere else in the world."
At first glance, the conflict seemed completely under control and at a low level.  The strike began with only 130 workers in twelve workshops in seven cities in Sweden.  This is what the officials of the American company, and certainly Musk, did not rely on It was with the scope of the strike and with other Swedish workers joining.
Solidarity strikes consist mainly of workers' movements in support of colleagues from other companies.  As the Universities and College Union (UCU) states, such actions are prohibited in the UK and were prohibited at least until 2017 in Australia. The unions and workers who organized them faced fines and complaints.
Since calling the strike at the end of October, Tesla mechanics have found support from workers at other companies and even in other sectors.  Some have such strategic positions for the construction company's North American operations Which could seriously jeopardize its activity in the country.

“It's crazy.” - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO
The phrase comes from Musk himself, who expressed his confusion about what is happening in Sweden.  Speaking to Swedish agency TT, the company also described the actions taken by IF Metall as “regrettable”.

We have already offered agreements that are equivalent to or better than those covered by collective bargaining and have found no reason to sign any other agreement.
Tesla employees deserve decent and safe working conditions, just like everyone else in the Swedish labor market.  IF Metall has been negotiating with the company for a long time, but the company refuses to sign an agreement and thus violates the basic principles of the Swedish labor market.

Defends the organization.


Beyond Sweden
Tables World population review It turns out that Sweden is by no means the main market for multinational companies in Europe.  Their numbers are lower than those recorded in the United Kingdom, Germany and France.  Labor conflict in Scandinavia could become much greater if, as industrial analyst Matthias Schmidt warns, Unions in other countries support the Swedish request.

This phenomenon can be multiplied in different countries and repeated in other countries.  Clearly, the greatest danger is Germany.  We expected something similar to happen in Germany when they opened the factory, and the unions were very strong.
This was a huge culture shock for Elon.

Schmidt adds.

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