On March 7, the French "Express" weekly published an article entitled "Tesla's journey to conquer Europe turned into a nightmare", which is compiled as follows:
For Elon Musk, CEO of American electric car maker Tesla, the conquest of Europe has turned into a nightmare.
When it came time to conquer Europe, the "Tesla Cowboy" certainly didn't expect such a culture shock. For more than four months, technicians at Tesla's repair shop in Sweden have been carrying out "the longest strike in the country's recent history." That's what Jesper Petersson, a spokesman for Sweden's powerful industrial union, IF Metall, said.
This unprecedented conflict stems from Tesla's refusal to sign a collective agreement that determines the working conditions of its employees, on the grounds that it has not been done in any other country. This decision seems a bit rash, as 90% of employees in Sweden are protected by such agreements. "Agreements include wages, working hours or retirement, which in Sweden are determined by collective agreements," Petersson said. This is one of the core of our model. ”
That's why Tesla has encountered a massive boycott in Sweden. In order to cooperate with the strike of 130 technicians and maintain their social model, the unions have also taken a number of actions against Tesla: stop charging Tesla electric vehicles at the port, stop sending Tesla electric car license plates to local post offices, no longer maintain Tesla charging piles, and even stop collecting garbage ...... from Tesla stores
Former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löven, who was at the helm of IF Metro for a long time, called on Swedes not to buy Teslas on Facebook and congratulated Stockholm taxi drivers for stopping buying Teslas.
Really didn't leave Tesla a chance, and the conflict in Sweden spread quickly. Dock workers in Denmark, Norway and Finland announced in December that they intended to freeze the supply of Tesla cars in order to support their Nordic neighbors with "compassion action". A few days later, a consortium of investors, including retired Norwegian KLP, informed Tesla that it was "reconsidering its current view of unions." (Compiled by Lu Longjun).