{"id":599310,"date":"2023-11-28T12:58:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tesla-to-get-number-plates-back-in-blow-to-swedish-union-workers\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:58:58","slug":"tesla-to-get-number-plates-back-in-blow-to-swedish-union-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tesla-to-get-number-plates-back-in-blow-to-swedish-union-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tesla to get number plates back in blow to Swedish union workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f0ec314adb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f0ec314adb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tesla-to-get-number-plates-back-in-blow-to-swedish-union-workers\/#How_did_we_get_here\" >How did we get here?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla sued the Swedish Transport Agency and the country\u2019s postal service yesterday in an attempt to squash the biggest strike the American carmaker has ever faced anywhere in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just hours after the lawsuits were filed, a court in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Norrk\u00f6ping, where one of Tesla\u2019s service centers is based, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/tesla-sues-sweden-over-blocked-license-plates-business-daily-di-reports-2023-11-27\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ruled<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in favour of Elon Musk\u2019s car company \u2014 the latest twist in the month-long union action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But first, a bit of context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postal workers across Sweden are currently refusing to handle Tesla-related mail and deliveries in a show of solidarity with mechanics who are seeking more security in their employment contracts with the EV-maker. This blockade has prevented number plates from the Swedish Transport Agency being delivered to new Teslas, as current regulations say they can only be delivered via the Swedish postal service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suits Tesla filed were to pressure the agency to allow it to collect number plates for new vehicles directly rather than have to receive them via post. In a separate action, the firm sued the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-11-27\/tesla-sues-swedish-state-postal-service-after-strike-actions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">postal service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to allow it to collect all the plates currently in their possession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, in line with the court order, the Swedish Transport Agency has seven days to allow the automaker to collect the number plates directly or face a fine of of 1 million Swedish crowns ($95,000).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are pleased that with this decision, Tesla can continue to deliver new cars to our customers,\u201d the automaker said in a statement to the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e86693fa-f09e-4a2e-a335-94cbc2eb4f8b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elon Musk, Tesla\u2019s chief executive, previously wrote on X, formerly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, that the number plate blockade was \u201cinsane\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suits signal an escalation in the battle between Tesla and Swedish workers that has ensued for over a month now \u2014 and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_we_get_here\"><\/span><b>How did we get here?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 130 mechanics at seven Tesla-owned repair shops in Sweden downed tools last month after the automaker refused their request for a collective bargaining agreement. The Nordic country doesn\u2019t have laws that set working conditions such as a minimum wage, so instead workers rely on these bargaining contracts \u2014 which Tesla have consistently refused to grant.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frustrated, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">industrial workers\u2019 union IF Metall<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> went on strike on October 27, in an action that has quickly escalated. Dockworkers, car dealers, and the postal service have since refused to work with the US brand in a show of solidarity with the mechanics. Workers at a <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/europe.autonews.com\/automakers\/teslas-swedish-labor-dispute-threatens-production\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swedish supplier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">critical components for the Tesla Model Y also joined the walkout. The strike action now threatens to spill over into other EU states.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musk has long been opposed to unionisation, and has so far managed to avoid issuing collective bargaining agreements in all the countries where Tesla operates. However, in Sweden such agreements are the standard way almost all businesses operate, so the workers discontent is understandable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seko, a Swedish trade union, said that it viewed the lawsuits \u201cas a sign that Tesla has not been able to circumvent our sympathy action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sympathy actions, where workers from other employers down tools in solidarity, are legal in Sweden, but not in many of the other countries where Tesla operates, including Germany, where it has a gigafactory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Seko, and the workers, \u201cthere is an easy way for Tesla to solve this, and that is to sign a collective agreement with IF Metall,\u201d it <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e86693fa-f09e-4a2e-a335-94cbc2eb4f8b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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