The power struggle between the union IF Metall and Telsa Motor Sweden AB (TM) looks set to reap its first victims. If one ignores when a former social democratic party leader and Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven, last autumn made a statement in which he condemned TM for not having signed the "not so voluntary" collective agreement. His credibility was destroyed when it turned out that even his own employers lacked the "not so voluntary" collective agreement.
On October 27, 2023, IF Metall began its strike against TM. Since then, unions in both Denmark and Norway have joined the strike.
Yesterday, the company Hydro Extrusion Sweden AB notified 20 employees as a direct result of them being taken out on strike by IF Metall. Of the company's 610 employees, 50 are on strike by IF Metall. The company manufactures special parts, so-called crash boxes, for Tesla cars.
IF Metall's contract secretary Veli-Pekka Saikkala says quote "This notice cannot be blamed on the conflict. We see it as a way to put pressure on us to lift the blockade." unquote. IF Metall has offered to pay conflict compensation for the employees affected by the blockade to avoid notice of dismissal. Hydro Extrusion has according to Veli-Pekka Saikkala quote "not been interested in that solution" unquote.
I understand that the company rejects conflict management that only compensates salary costs for affected employees. The company still has costs for premises, administrative staff, insurance etcetera.
It remains to be seen how many more collective employees will lose their jobs due to IF Metall requiring a "not so voluntary" collective agreement for its 6-8 members who are employed in TM.
Obviously, you are less protected with a collective agreement.
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