Janne Moren

All #Tesla maintenance personnel in Sweden - 130 people - are on #strike after Tesla has refused to sign an agreement with the #union. If they refuse (and they say they will fly in workers from abroad) this will spread to other areas; cars won't get unloaded in the harbors, parts won't be transported, and so on.

Toys R Us tried this 25 years ago. After a year they gave in and signed. But by then their reputation was so damaged the Swedish branches later closed.

https://www.aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/xg09MR/elon-musk-vill-komma-till-sverige-och-forstora

Elon Musk vill komma till Sverige och förstöra

GÖTEBORG Det blåser på Järntorget. Det blåser alltid på Järntorget, tänker jag, när jag kliver in genom glasdörrarna hos fackförbundet IF Metall.

Aftonbladet
Oct 29, 2023 at 11:16amWeb
Show threadbadsynthesisOct 29, 2023

@jannem I really, really hope Tesla gives in fail or other companies will come running with the exact same terms. By now electric cars is a question of time. We don't need Tesla specifically.

Toy's R Us found they couldn't get cleaners, nobody collected their rubbish, couldn't getting repairmen in for broken lights etc etc.

A year or so back I read some article from the time . "We underestimated the challenge we faced", or something like that.

Let's show Tesla the same thing.

Show threadbadsynthesisNov 4, 2023
@jannem Klarna has folded. One down, one to go.
Show threadAnnica 🇸🇪Oct 29, 2023

@jannem What you get if you cooperate with the union is, among other things, the obligation to maintain peace.

What you get if you refuse to cooperate with the unions ... well, you've listed it. That's the fastest way to become persona non grata a company can come up with.

Toys R Us found out that the hard way.

Show threadmictterOct 29, 2023

@jannem I really do hope that the workers win.

(always, but this case sounds especially important)

Show threadKimOct 29, 2023
@jannem Musk is going to FAFO.