Tesla getting owned by Swedish workers isn’t the story.
The story is that 90% of the Swedish workers belong to a union
And only around 11% of American workers belong to a union
The story is the message
What the Swedes have done by blocking delivery of Teslas will reverberate worldwide with workers showing the power of collective action.
and decentralized social media gives people the power to spread this information and organize, routing around corporations and billionaires. we're gonna look back on these days and the birth of this network as the spark of a worldwide revolution in the public interest.
So is this a strike? If they haven't declared a strike, but are refusing to work, why not declare a strike?
From now on, if I must talk about Space-X, I'm going to refer to it as Rockkket, Inc.
Tesla was just ranked last by German TÜV (they certify anything from appliances to cars and power plants).
"For the first time, the Tesla Model 3 is also included, as there are now enough vehicles and therefore reliable figures available.
And the electric car pioneer promptly lands in last place […] The TÜV experts' complaints about the Tesla Model 3 were highest for lighting, brakes and axles."
I hope your forecast comes to pass.
But if I support unions how will I lord it over the peons when I inevitably ascend to billionairedom
Sounds as if they may be woke
@flexghost @dangoodin Being in a union is less of a big deal here in Sweden, unions mostly deal with worker security and a minimum raise for all workers, they do not set max salaries for someone who makes more money than the rest (which is a BS argument i've heard before). The fee paid by workers also offers training and other benefits that the employer does not provide, and if you get unemployed you get extra coverage on your unemployment benefit.
I see lots of Americans bitch and moan about unions, but honestly they don't know what they are talking about, and most Swedish companies see it as natural just to sign deals and move on to the next issue as it isn't a problem.
@flexghost Now and again an American company comes to Sweden and thinks they can run their stuff here like in America.
It didn't work for Coca Cola, it didn't work for Toys'r Us and it's not working for Tesla.
I remember when Toys tried to stop unionized workers; it was a blood bath: Not many people working in the stores of course, but also no deliveries, no food deliveries to the cafeterias, no trash collecting, no cleaning, no plowing or other winter treatment of parking lots...
@flexghost I'm curious what they do with China built Volvos, which are presumably non union.
Personally I'm looking to replace my Tesla with some non Musk EV, and Volvo is one option.
Aos leitores brasileiros: Contexto é importante.
@flexghost
Sadly, saying that the unions are owning Tesla is very premature: there is uneven union membership in the shops themselves and Tesla is taking in scabs (which was basically taboo in Sweden) to the point that they have been able to keep things going so far.
In particular the dockworkers strike is mostly bypassed by Tesla having cars transported by truck from outside Sweden (via ferries or bridge) using foreign truckers.
You can get more details from the union newspaper at da.se (you'll have to translate from Swedish though)
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