It's understandable that swedish language sources don't know this, but the English word for 'strikebreakers' is 'scabs.'
Tesla threatens to bring in strikebreakers as Swedish workers strike
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#22In a way, it is always the companies which benefit(ed) most from state support that are the fiercest enemies of other "socialists inclinations".
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#23It's understandable that swedish language sources don't know this, but the English word for 'strikebreakers' is 'scabs.'
Both are fine, and it's clear the majority of the audience wouldn't understand if the title said 'bring in scabs'.
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#24From a previous discussion: https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2021/09/21/when-mcdonal...
“Truckers refused to deliver food and beer to McDonalds.“ Beer?
“In Paris, you can buy a beer in McDonalds” ~ Vincent Vega
Re: Tesla threatens to bring in strikebreakers as Swedish workers strike
#25elon is furious that european workers demand to work in a safe environment because this is not how fortunes are built (they're built the old fashion way, with broken limbs and lead poisoning)
Except that it is how fortunes are built, it's just a few percent point (possibly, at most) lower than it could potentially be.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well he may simply fire all locals and bring in all-foreign staff. What will stop him? Salaries Tesla pay are sufficient for Blue Card or similar permit.
> What will stop him? Migrationsverket - who get off on deporting foreign skilled workers at any opportunity. Seriously they will deport people for minor administrative mistakes made by the employer even if it was years ago and has been remediated. https://www.forbes.com/sites/freylindsay/2019/02/13/why-swed...
And the government is making it even harder for immigrants who work there to stay:
> Even though the salary is in line with the collective agreement, she earns too little when the regulations for being allowed to stay in Sweden are tightened next month.
https://translate.google.com/?sl=sv&tl=en&text=https%3A%2F%2...
Re: Tesla threatens to bring in strikebreakers as Swedish workers strike
#27Bring it on. Let's union workers compete with non union workers.
Alternatively, let's just pay people a living wage and offer them safe working conditions.
Unions are not the problem here, it's the working conditions. Unions form as a reaction to working conditions / terms. If there wasn't a problem, there wouldn't be a union.
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#28elon is furious that european workers demand to work in a safe environment because this is not how fortunes are built (they're built the old fashion way, with broken limbs and lead poisoning)
How are Swedish Tesla employees unsafe? Does Sweden not have safety regulations? Are Swedish authorities failing to enforce them?
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#29This kind of nonsense doesn't play well in Europe. Nor should it. > The company is refusing to sign one, IF Metall has reported, saying that company claims that it doesn't sign collective bargaining agreements anywhere in the world. Welcome to Europe, Elon.
Well he may simply fire all locals and bring in all-foreign staff. What will stop him? Salaries Tesla pay are sufficient for Blue Card or similar permit.
They would quickly end up in violation of "Lagen om anställningsskydd". All terminations must adhere to the minimum notice, be objectively justified, and can be appealed in case of unfair dismissal. The employer may be forced to pay up to 36 months of full severance pay.
Firings for reasons not related to individual misbehavior must also be Last-In, First-Out, disallowing replacing employees with those hired after them.
Re: Tesla threatens to bring in strikebreakers as Swedish workers strike
#30This kind of nonsense doesn't play well in Europe. Nor should it. > The company is refusing to sign one, IF Metall has reported, saying that company claims that it doesn't sign collective bargaining agreements anywhere in the world. Welcome to Europe, Elon.
Well he may simply fire all locals and bring in all-foreign staff. What will stop him? Salaries Tesla pay are sufficient for Blue Card or similar permit.
> What will stop him?
Right-wing anti-immigration / self-protection politics, just like in the US. The weird conundrum between being economically liberal ("bring in cheap foreign workers") while politically conservative ("own people first").