Sweden’s Tesla Blockade Is Spreading
www.wired.co.uk
Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won’t fix charging points as the labor dispute rages on.
    • magnetosphere@kbin.social
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      8 months ago

      Sweden doesn’t have laws that set working conditions, such as a minimum wage. Instead these rules are dictated by collective agreements, a type of contract that defines the benefits employees are entitled to, such as wages and working hours. For five years, industrial workers’ union IF Metall, which represents Tesla mechanics, has been trying to persuade the company to sign a collective agreement. When Tesla refused, the mechanics decided to strike at the end of October. Then they asked fellow Swedish unions to join them.

      • Stillhart@lemm.ee
        2·
        8 months ago

        Weird how reading the article will sometimes give more information than just reading the headline, isn’t it?

        • magnetosphere@kbin.social
          1·
          8 months ago

          I was thinking the same thing.

          I resisted the urge to make a comment about it because honestly, sometimes I’ve been guilty of it, too. Also, some articles are so full of useless, unnecessary bullshit I can’t really blame people for not wanting to read them. So I just copied, pasted, and shut up. :)