Tesla Faces Widespread Strikes in Sweden Over Refusal to Sign Collective Bargaining Agreement

Multiple Swedish unions join strike and halt deliveries, as ex-Prime Minister Löfven urges boycott amidst Tesla's refusal to comply with country's labor standards.

• Several Swedish trade unions are demanding that Tesla sign a collective bargaining agreement, with 130 members of the metalworkers’ union IF Metall walking out at seven workshop locations across the country.
• Dockworkers at Sweden’s four largest ports have teamed up with the striking unions to increase pressure on Tesla by refusing to deliver their vehicles.
• The Painters’ Union has warned that if there's no agreement with Tesla by Tuesday, a total of 109 companies might be barred from handling and painting Tesla cars.
• Leader of the Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees, Gabriella Lavecchia, deemed Tesla's refusal to abide by local labor standards as 'completely unacceptable,' announcing that the union will halt shipments to Tesla on November 20.
• Former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has urged Swedes to stop buying Teslas until the company agrees to a collective bargaining agreement, criticizing Tesla's defiance on social media.

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