This will come back to bite the unions, part 4

For transparency and my own agenda, my husband and I own a 2023 Tesla Model Y.

Due to the fact that so few of the workers at Tesla Motor Sweden AB (TM) are members of IF Metall, the union is currently offering free membership, regular price is $54 per month, as well as 130% in strike pay to new members. This is to increase the degree of organization, says Jesper Pettersson, press officer at IF Metall.

Despite this, no workshop employee at Tesla's delivery center in Huddinge has joined the strike. IF Metall may have bitten off more than they can chew.

As the icing on the cake, IF Metall donates just under $128,000 per year to the Swedish Social Democrats. That equates to $0.05 per month per member.

Even if the amount that IF Metall donates to the Social Democrats is marginal, it is more problematic than that. Support for the Social Democrats among Swedish workers has steadily declined over the past 10 years. Donating money to a party you do not sympathize with may not be very alluring.