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Meanwhile, Musk is getting shellacked by Nordic Europe due to his tome-deaf and, frankly, incompetent attempts to bust the strongest and most successful trade u
by standardUser 3y ago
Meanwhile, Musk is getting shellacked by Nordic Europe due to his tome-deaf and, frankly, incompetent attempts to bust the strongest and most successful trade unions in the world...
https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-x-pace-x-faces-new-enemy-nordic-unions/ https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-x-pace-x-faces-new...
- belltaco 3y agoI wouldn't say shellacked, only a few dozen mechanics out of the 130 or so are striking, while the article implies all Tesla workers are striking. So few are striking that the union refuses to reveal the number, and recently expelled members for not striking. Tesla has found workarounds to most of the sympathy strikes and sold even more cars in Sweden in Nov to Dec 2023 compared to 2022. Not sure how that's incompetent.
- standardUser 3y agoHere is a recent rundown of the labor actions against Tesla in Nordic nations: https://hrme.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/tesla-labour-dispute-sparks-nordic-sympathy-strikes/106641960 https://hrme.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/tesla-labour-... And yes, attacking trade unions in nations whose very foundation was built upon trade unions is something only an incompetent businessperson would do. Almost as incompetent as obliterating one of the most established brands in history and replacing it with an x.