note that this type of action is illegal in the united states
The union wants regulation, that's the whole point. Tesla only have themselves to blame for any action that stems from the decision to not sign a collective agreement.
PS. 90% of Swedish labor is covered by collective agreements that has been hammered out over the last century - it is custom to sign it and no one has brought in scabs for almost a century during a strike, forcing unions to step up their game. As Tesla threatens the Swedish model, it is a concern for all labor.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act
[2] https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-right...
In this specific example, if people like Elon can break the law without repercussions, it seems disingenuous to fault workers attempting to do the same (depending on where the actions fall between bending and breaking any specific law) to protect their rights, compensation, and working arrangements considering they're where they actual value comes from. Tesla is afraid of the precedent of labor having a role in their management and operations decisions (because Elon demands operating from a position of power against all), but they are fighting a losing battle (Sean Fein and the UAW in the US [1], incredibly high support of unions in the under 30 cohort in the US [2] [3] [4], etc).
> And among those on the frontlines are the nation's youngest workers leading the renewed push for labour unions. Gen Z is, according to the Center for American Progress, "the most pro-union generation alive today".
> "I think there's a growing understanding that if you have a job, you need a union," says Jaz Brisack. The now-26-year-old was one of the earliest leaders of union efforts at Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, in 2021.
[1] https://www.thestreet.com/electric-vehicles/uaw-president-sh...
[2] https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-gen-z-is-the-...
[3] https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230831-the-gen-zers-l...
[4] https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169314853/union-rutgers-stri...
Apparently their sotesre even has "Strike" listed as a reason for non delivery, option N:
Edit: Yes! The terms also used are "sympathy boycotts", which this clearly is.
It doesn't stop some unions from striking anyway, commonly called wildcat strikes.
The benefit of a union, is nobody will say otherwise ;)
I'm not running a business or anything, but if someone uses shady tactics like that against me, any negotiation is over on principle, regardless of the costs to both of us.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule
aka Italian strike
Like i see a women is being robed, but since she is not my wife i can't intervene and only can observe.
Instead of having the government decide everything we let the employer organizations and the unions negotiate deals that are adapted to the needs of the sector they are in.
The employers and workers knows much better what is needed to make companies and workers flourish and giving them the freedom to negotiate without having the government meddling with it – that has been very beneficial to Sweden.
In this agreement it has been understood that employers respect the strikes of workers and doesn’t replace striking workers with other workers.
Now Tesla is actively trying to circumvent the strikes and that is pretty much unheard of here and threatens to set a precedent that threatens the entire model of the Swedish labor market.
That’s why there are these strong sympathy strikes now – as Tesla responded to the first strike by attacking the very foundation of our employer-worker relation here in Sweden.
So it’s more than just forcing unionization, it’s about forcing Tesla to respect the Swedish labor market and how we collectively bargain here.
Strong unions working together are a small price to pay to keep the government from interfering.
I think the same nationality makes them pretty related.