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It seems like Sweden doesnt want companies that pay low wages and dont want to follow rules.

• ajross 3y ago
  Are these 130 jobs low wage positions, though? That's exactly the coverage I'd want to see about this issue, and... it's not there. Look, if the 130 workers were striking in order to unionize, that would be one thing. But that doesn't seem to be the impetus at all.
  • yencabulator 3y ago
    Previous (US-based) reporting on this has explicitly said the Tesla workers were paid below average. I don't have the link handy anymore.
    • ajross 3y ago
      I really don't think that's correct. Here's the Reuters story on the subject, which is fairly representative: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/swedish-union-blocks-tesla-components-dispute-intensifies-2023-11-24/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/swedis... There are zero facts in that article sourced from or even about the 130 workers in question. All the quotes are from IF Metall, the broader union who doesn't represent the workers yet but wants to. Again, if the workers want to unionize Tesla should let them, period. That's the way it works in Europe and they need to play on the same field. But they don't seem to be asking! Instead IF Metall, other unions, and at this point the Swedish legal system are all going to the mattresses to compel a unionization agreement for workers who aren't even part of the discussion. And that's batshit.