Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions | Martin Gelin
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The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model, says journalist Martin Gelin

Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions — The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model::The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model, says journalist Martin Gelin

  • 0xb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    762·
    1 year ago

    that would be great of course but you know who’s very ready to double down and lose billions instead of saying ‘uhmm you know what I think I was wrong and I need to correct course’?

    yeah that guy

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      66·
      1 year ago

      Scandinavia is pretty hooked on EVs. If Norway and Denmark pick up on this, it will not only harm Tesla but give the competition a really strong advantage to establish a competition that already is threatening Tesla’s market shares

        • hackitfast@lemmy.worldEnglish
          16·
          1 year ago

          It’s possible competition will just recognize their advantage and pay workers more to get that step ahead.

              • mindlight@lemm.eeEnglish
                311·
                1 year ago

                Signing a collective agreement doesn’t in any way change the fact that Polestar is a Chinese company that manufactures their product in China and that China is not pro union.

                • Zpiritual@lemm.eeEnglish
                  121·
                  1 year ago

                  So does Volvo and they haven’t done much against unions. Chinese companies seem to adapt a bit easier to wherever they do business while American companies seem hellbent waging war against themselves like tesla do now.