It all started with strike of 120 technicians responsible for the maintenance of the Supercharger network in Sweden. Considered? Tesla’s refusal to sign a new collective bargaining agreement with unions. Technicians quickly supported a local post office that no longer delivers mail – and therefore the license plates – are intended for an American manufacturer. But also by dockers in Swedish ports who, in support of the cause, refuse to unload Teslas from boats. To get around this block, the manufacturer has since done this unload your cars in Denmark before transporting them by road to a neighboring country.
The Danes are in solidarity with their neighbor
But this year it’s December 4Danish dockers’ union 3F has given strike notice to take effect in 15 days, threatening in turn to stop unloading vehicles bound for Sweden in solidarity with their neighbors. “Being one of the richest people in the world doesn’t allow you to set your own rules. We have agreements on the labor market in the Nordic countries and you have to respect them if you want to do business here,” said Jan Willadsen, president of the transport unit of the 3F union. AND the promotion may well become even larger…
Finland, Norway, Germany soon?
In Finland, the transport workers’ union plans to meet this Thursday decide whether or not to support the strike. AND in Norway, the trade union federation says it is “monitoring the situation”. If these two countries decided to join forces to bring down Tesla, the manufacturer could consider shipping its cars through Germany, which would significantly increase transportation costs.Tesla has always been a free electron in the automotive world, both for its vehicles and its operating methods. And we know that the manufacturer, and especially its symbolic boss Elon Musk, is fiercely opposed to labor unions. Thus, negotiations with the unions in Sweden would set a precedent that the brand wants to avoid at all costs. Musk has yet to respond, other than calling the union’s actions “crazy.”
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Source: Auto Plus
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