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title: "Tesla faces strike in Sweden"
description: "Tesla mechanics in Sweden, organized under the IF Metall union, went on strike after their demand for collective agreements was rejected. They have been supported by port workers, resulting in a block"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/102814172.md"
published_at: "2023-11-20T13:02:20.000Z"
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# Tesla faces strike in Sweden

> Tesla mechanics in Sweden, organized under the IF Metall union, went on strike after their demand for collective agreements was rejected. They have been supported by port workers, resulting in a blockade of Swedish ports for Tesla cars. This strike could potentially impact Tesla's avoidance of collective agreements in other countries. The strike is ongoing, with indications that Tesla may be using strike-breaking tactics.

The mechanics employed by Tesla in Sweden are organized in the IF Metall union. After their employer rejected their demand for collective agreements, they went on strike on October 27. According to *Reuters*, they are now being supported by port workers.

They are said to have joined the mechanics’ strike on November 7, blocking the four largest Swedish ports for Tesla cars. The action was extended to all ports last Friday. Reuters quotes a spokesman for the Transport union (which organizes the dock workers) as saying that the Swedish ports often receive one to three deliveries of Tesla cars per week. Not a single delivery is said to have been made since the strike began.

Tesla is known to avoid collective agreements. In the USA and Germany – Tesla’s current production nations – there are none. Should this change as a result of the protest in Sweden, it could possibly set a precedent that would have an impact in other countries.

Marie Nilsson, head of IF Metall, told *Reuters* that the union had received indications at the beginning of the dispute that Tesla was using strike-breaking tactics by flying in workers from other countries. But the union wants to counter this: According to Nilsson, IF Metall has no intention of ending the strike any time soon. “As long as it is needed,” she said.

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