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Why dont the financial services join the Tesla strike to end things? (self.sweden)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by NotMyOldRedditName to c/sweden

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I've been following the strike and sympathy strike happening against Tesla and the similarities to what happened with Toys R Us, and I'm left wondering why the financial sector in Sweden hasn't stepped in by now?

This has spread to multiple countries now, so it's not like this is day 1 of the strike.

Do they consider themselves some sort of thermonuclear option and would rather not get involved unless necessary for some reason?

If my understanding is right, they're what forced Toys R Us to sign an agreement since they couldn't effectively do anything like payroll anymore?

It seems like the logical next step to me at this point unless I don't understand something about how the sympathy strikes work there?

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The unions have many tools to use, and they do not want to abuse their power and create undue pressure on society if they can potentially just make Tesla bleed. If Elon keeps on being stubborn, something will probably happen sooner or later.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So in this case undue pressure would be the employees not getting money on time vs Tesla being slowly bled right now but the employees all still being paid for their work?

[–] Tuss 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The union that started the strike is paying their members that are on strike 130% of their wages after taxes to cover their wage and their benefits like pension, vacation, sick- and parental-leave etc.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Right but I think what the person replying to me meant is if the banking sector sympathy strikes and halts payroll, all non union tesla employees won't get paid on time or at all, and that isn't a step they will take lightly.

[–] Tuss 1 points 1 year ago

Well that is a step too far I would say

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess. I cannot speak for the unions and do not know their plans.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 2 points 1 year ago

It makes sense anyway. I appreciate the insight, thank you.