Sweden’s dockworkers are blocking imports of Tesla vehicles at all the nation’s ports as a part of a union protest.
Transport, the union representing the dockworkers, claims it has seen no Teslas at Swedish ports because the blockade started this month, suggesting it’s working as meant.
The growth is the newest in a brewing labor struggle between Sweden’s unions and Tesla.
The battle started in late October when the Swedish union IF Metall introduced a strike towards the corporate. The union, which represents over 100 of Tesla‘s Swedish mechanics, said it’s demanding that the corporate come to the bargaining desk and hammer out a contract.
After preliminary negotiations reportedly went nowhere, the Swedish dockworkers joined the mechanics in solidarity by saying a blockade on Nov. 7.
With the blockade now expanded, it might deliver famously anti-union Tesla to the bargaining desk. But the electrical car firm may be capable of climate the strike properly. Marie Nilsson, president of IF Metall, claimed that Tesla has begun bringing in employees from different international locations in a strike-breaking effort.
The battle might increase additional this month if no deal is reached. On Nov. 24, 50 unionized aluminum and power employees at Hydro Extrusions pledged to cease engaged on Tesla merchandise if there isn’t any settlement.
If the blockade and strike are in a position to deliver Tesla to the bargaining desk and if the union can ship a contract to its members, it might sign to U.S. auto unions that a company shouldn’t be out of the query at Tesla‘s American vegetation.
After his strike victory towards the massive three carmakers, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain mentioned he would goal nonunion auto firms like Tesla.
