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Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockage

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Re: Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockage

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Post by cool_dude85 »

jruohonen wrote: post #4
Hikikomori wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would they sue the union for?

It seems complicated because there are multiple unions involved in the strike. If I've understood correctly, the big union (IF Metall) and Tesla have clashed over wage bargaining, but now a supporting strike involves also the employees working on the number plates.

This situation seems to involve the union/unions responsible for mail delivery, who refuse to deliver packages from Tesla, and by law all plates must be sent via mail.

Re: Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockage

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Post by defrost »

From the article linked:

    "This confiscation of license plates constitutes a discriminatory attack without any support in law directed at Tesla," the American electric car giant wrote in documents submitted to the Norrköping district court on Monday seen by the Dagens industri newspaper.
From the European Public Service Union The right to strike in [..] Sweden:

    Blockades and boycotts are widely used by trade unions in sympathy strikes or secondary action. Pursuant to the Co-determination Act, any sympathy strike undertaken in support of lawful primary collective action is also considered lawful.
https://www.epsu.org/sites/default/files/article/files/Swede...

Dockworkers and postal workers in both Sweden and Norway are refusing service to Tesla because Tesla has refused to discuss collective bargaining for five years.

Re: Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockage

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Post by INTPenis »

paganel wrote: post #9

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That's the problem, neither side can cave. If the unions cave it will destroy the image of the Swedish model. If Tesla caves it will open the doors for unions around the world to oppose them.

Either way this is a very interesting battle.

As a Swede of course I hope that Tesla caves.

One thing I cannot understand is people who are against worker's rights. Do they not understand that workers make up the majority of all people?

Re: Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockage

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Post by Hikikomori »

jruohonen wrote: post #4
Hikikomori wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would they sue the union for?

It seems complicated because there are multiple unions involved in the strike. If I've understood correctly, the big union (IF Metall) and Tesla have clashed over wage bargaining, but now a supporting strike involves also the employees working on the number plates.

If the supporting strike is legal what would they sue the union for?

Re: Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockage

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Post by jesperlang »

fwsgonzo wrote: post #7

The Swedish Transport Agency says they are only able to ship license plates using PostNord according to regulation, so I'm not sure how exactly Tesla thought they were going to win this lawsuit.

Tesla is trying any means necessary since they know that Swedish labour laws are strong: if they do not have a union agreement, workers are allowed to strike (indefinitely). This vacuum we are now in is probably very costly for Tesla so I at this point I think it is an ideological/personal battle..
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