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0 pointsmarkjonsona9892y ago0 comments

That's why I also said "the way things work here" because it's a cultural thing; you just don't mess with worker's right in Europe. It might not be against the law, but it's not a normal practise. From what I found online last time this happened in Sweden was in 1920s. I'm not from Sweden but I am European and I know that unions and strikes are a normal thing and everybody supports them.

If Elon tries to forcefully break up a strike, he will just amass the wrath of other unions and the entire Swedish population turning an issue of collective agreement into a political problem. I honestly don't see this ending well for Tesla.

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s1artibartfast2y ago

I was thrown off by you bringing up the law, as it were relevant

eesmith2y ago

The law is relevant. In the US, because of the NLRB v. Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. ruling, companies may use strikebreakers as a permanently replacement for striking workers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLRB_v._Mackay_Radio_%26_Teleg....

The US is one of the few places which allows this. (That is a "Today I Learned".)

If I read https://sv-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%C3%85karpsla... right, Sweden got rid of the legal right to employ strikebreakers in 1938 when they switched to the "Swedish Model" based more on collective bargaining than on government involvement.

Someone used to the US laws should be aware that different countries don't use the same legal framework.

MichaelZuo2y ago

That contradicts the parent's point that "Strikebreakers are not illegal in EU.". Since Sweden is part of the EU.

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