What began as a local strike by 130 mechanics for a
collective labour agreement (CLA) in the Swedish Tesla service workshops is
escalating into a global conflict, argues Roland Erne in this guest post.
According to the Swedish arbitrator for labour disputes, Tesla boss Elon Musk
forbade his local managers to make any concessions to the trade unions, even
though CLAs have been a central component in Swedish labour relations for
decades. Clearly, Elon Musk feels infinitely powerful and thinks he can bring
even Europe's strongest labour unions to their knees.
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