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Tesla workers don't want to strike so other workers are blocking them from work. That should be illegal.
by slaw 3y ago
Tesla workers don't want to strike so other workers are blocking them from work. That should be illegal.
- SiempreViernes 3y agoThis is false, both in the sense that employees that would like to be scabs are not being prevented from crossing the picket line and that there are no Tesla workers taking part in the strike. However, because Tesla Sweden has repeatedly threatened repercussions (loss of company stock which is the main way Tesla Sweden matches market wages, loss of employment) if you strike, the picket lines are manned by other union members.
- slaw 3y agoThat is the first time I read Tesla Sweden was threatening it's workers. Could you give source to these claims?
- chmod775 3y agoHere's a source: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/orebro/facket-strejkande-pa-tesla-hotas-med-uppsagning--8q1cof https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/orebro/facket-strejkande-p...
- monkaiju 3y agoWhy? Those workers are allowed to strike to better industry conditions. Alsobthe workers 'not wanting to strike' is very likely for fear of retaliation.
- slaw 3y agoDid you read? These are not Tesla workers blocking a port from unloading Tesla cars.
- piva00 3y agoNo, they are port workers doing a sympathy strike with IF Metall, they are workers that see collective action taken against Tesla and decided to join in on their field. Tesla workers under IF Metall are under strike, there are scabs in any strike, Tesla was ferrying workers from other places to cross picket lines and do the work, that doesn't fly here in Sweden, hence the sympathy strikes by other unions to show Tesla that this attitude is despicable in this society.
- TraspSE 3y agoPlease provide a reputable source of Tesla workers not striking and a theory of who it is that is standing by the so called picket fence. The unions are allowed to strike because Tesla refuse to sign the collective agreement that regulates the use of strikes while the employees in return are guaranteed a minimum wage, pensions and so on - as have been custom in Sweden over the last century. Tesla could sign this agreement any time they want to, but they're choosing this fight while the unions wants regulation. That's on them, not anyone else - and Musk is perfectly free to take his business elsewhere if he don't want to conform to Swedish customs. More than 90% of labor is covered by collective agreements in Sweden, and while the number of members has dropped over the last few decades, about 70% of the population is still members of a union. When Tesla comes in, breaking all unwritten rules and customs and consequently attacking the Swedish model - this is bound to meet heavy resistance from the Swedish workforce. Can you imagine the outrage that would come from a Swedish company coming to the US, trying to change fundamental mechanics of the system there without the support of its citizens? Why shouldn't this scenario result in the same outrage and resistance here in Sweden? The solution is simple, sign the agreement - as is custom here in Sweden. If they can't conform to Swedish customs then they are perfectly free to leave.
- slaw 3y agoAre a bot? You copy paste the same text 5 times. Do you want me to prove Russell's teapot?
- mrmanner 3y agoThey’re not being blocked from work - the article clearly states that work is conducted in Tesla workshops. Other workers refuse to work on Tesla-related assignments, that’s freedom in action.