Sweden has become a problem for Elon Musk. Employees Tesla’s In the Scandinavian country where they are located to hit request improvements workers rights. Manufacturer electric carsThe company, led by the American businessman, not only opposed increasing its sales feesbut this Monday, he filed a lawsuit against the Swedish State to stop the spread of the protest.
The rebellion started with him unions People who represent the mechanics of the company. There are no labor laws in Sweden regulating workers’ rights such as minimum wage, working hours, and so on. work waves pension. Instead, almost 90% of the country’s wage earners earn a living. collective agreements Signatures were signed with businessmen.
Tesla’s refusal to bargain with its employees angered unions, spurring a productive work stoppage that worsened. Fears that it would set a precedent that would erode the company’s rights led other parts of the Swedish production chain to join the strike. Last month, Swedish shippers stopped unloading Tesla products at ports, and electricians stopped repairing Tesla charging points. Vehicles and the workers stopped cleaning dealers.
lawsuit against Sweden
Tesla’s lawsuit now targets one of the parties. The automaker, led by Musk, filed a complaint against the “Swedish State through the Swedish Transport Agency” this Monday. mailAlso on strike, the company stopped distributing license plates for new cars, making them impossible to sell. Tesla assures that this blockade, for which he also blames the agency, “poses a threat” illegal discriminatory attack“.
The Norrköping district court ruled that the American company could temporarily evade existing regulations and obtain these plates to reactivate its production and marketing. According to Swedish Transport Agency spokesman Mikael Andersson, the Swedish Transport Agency “does not share” Tesla’s view. Therefore, the subject will be examined in this section. courts.
against workers’ rights
Like other major US tech companies, Tesla opposes unions. Employees around the world are not organizing to defend their rights. Swedish employees have been trying for five years to get the automaker to sign a collective agreement that would set the minimum wage and improve pensions. Although Tesla does not have a manufacturing facility in the Scandinavian country, it operates several service centers that are important to its business. Seven of them are on strike.
Metal union IF Metall called Tesla’s refusal to sign a collective agreement a “violation of the fundamental principles of the collective agreement”. labor market Sweden”. On November 20, a nationwide blockade was imposed in order to put pressure on the company. “We are doing this for the sake of our members, to guarantee that they have safe working conditions,” they stressed. They say the fight is very important.