Dockworkers, cleaners, and mechanics are standing in solidarity with the Swedish Tesla employees who are seeking better pay and conditions.

The labor dispute over Tesla’s refusal to sign a collective wage agreement in Sweden has escalated into a dramatic labor battle.

Unions representing multiple industries announced this week that they would join the strike in solidarity with IF Metall, the Tesla mechanics’ trade union.

The standoff started in late October with a walkout led by IF Metall.

In Sweden, which doesn’t have minimum wage legislation for workers, about 90% of employees are covered by collective agreements involving unions and employers.

IF Metall describes the agreements as “the backbone of the Swedish model” and said it’s been trying to negotiate one with Tesla for the last five years.

The union said Tesla wages are below the industry average in Sweden, and it wants to secure better pensions and insurance guarantees.

  • @interceder270
    29•1 year ago

    Once the sympathy strikes got going, McDonalds folded pretty quickly and decided to start following the hotel and restaurant agreement in 1989.

    As fucking usual, the companies could have done this all along. They’re just going to give the least, while charging the most.

    • @EmpathicVagrant
      0•1 year ago

      And even still, that $22 is vastly beneath the actual value of the labor provided.