A Systemic Confrontation

Of course, the far-right views of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and many others are also a thorn in our side. But at the heart of the matter are our fundamental rights — such as the universal validity of human rights and equality before the law. Anyone who denies these rights to others simply because they are richer or more powerful must be held accountable.

Unfortunately, this is no longer the case even in our supposedly democratic countries. Der Spiegel reports from Sweden that the Swedish labor union IF Metall has now announced the end of its three-year labor dispute with electric car manufacturer Tesla. In October 2023, the union had called on Tesla employees to strike in order to force the company to negotiate collective bargaining agreements.

But there’s nothing Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, hates more than negotiating with unions. Now the union is giving up and announcing that the company has paid severance to all striking union members at the plant, leaving no one left to carry on the strike. Union spokesperson Simon Petersson said, “They’ve used methods that have been banned in Sweden since the 1930s.”

According to IG Metall, operations at the Tesla plant in Grünheide, Brandenburg, also obstructed the works council election through numerous attempts at intimidation and unequal treatment of the various slates and candidates. The union is now filing a lawsuit against Tesla there as well.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Read more https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/tesla-soll-streikenden-in-schweden-geld-gegeben-haben-damit-sie-aufhoeren-a-4ddfc657-6010-4796-bf38-454f9843807a

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