Some Swedish government politicians are commenting. They are from SD which got the 20% of the votes, the anti immigration party who lean a bit social democratic on economic issues and are supported by a lot of the worker class but are in a coalition with the moderates/conservatives, because the left/social democrates/environmentalists hates them for being "racists":
The conflict between the Swedish unions and the electric car manufacturer Tesla is becoming increasingly infected.
Earlier this week, Di reported that new Tesla cars can't get license plates because of the strike. Something that made the company's CEO Elon Musk go crazy. "This is crazy," he wrote in a comment on X (formerly Twitter). Tobias Andersson (SD), chairman of the business committee, is very critical of the actions of both the trade unions and the Social Democrats. "I think it is sad to see how from a political point of view, from the Social Democrats, they fuel and have the anti-growth policy that they have here. Where you do everything you can to go after Elon Musk. I think he is the one they are looking for, from the Social Democrats and the union, rather than Tesla or the actual rights of workers in the workplace. You want to go after Elon Musk," he says.
Why do you think Elon Musk wants to give up? "I am convinced that people see him as a rich capitalist, who also dares to say what he thinks and lets people do it on Twitter. That's why they go to his company establishments in Sweden", says Tobias Andersson.
Elon Musk describes the union's actions as "crazy". Do you agree with him? “There is, as far as I know, nothing to indicate that those who worked for Tesla have lived and worked there under slave-like conditions. Neither in the past nor in the future. And then you have to ask yourself the question: Why do you act in this way? And why do political parties choose to engage in this in their social media? I interpret that as a pure attack on Elon Musk. It has nothing to do with Tesla and it is absolutely not about caring about Tesla's employees," he says.
Should Tesla sign a collective agreement? “I think it's up to Tesla to do that. The important thing is that they ensure that they offer good conditions for their employees," says Tobias Andersson.
Party colleague Magnus Persson (SD), chairman of the labor market committee, believes that the parties must work harder to find a solution. “I expect the parties to resolve this and I find it very distressing that they have not managed to do so. Because here politics has actually given the parties a mandate to handle this. Then it is time for the parties to deliver. And if the parties can't deliver, then perhaps politics will have to start acting," he says. "We made that demand, for example, when we took the big las[law of employment, basically a first in last out, fire the new guys if you need to fire anyeone] agreement. Then the parties got the chance: Fix this – or the politicians act. This is a similar question,” he continues. Magnus Persson thinks that the employer side should get more involved. "I think they could be a little more active in this matter," he says.
SD-toppen rasar mot Tesla-strejken: ”Ett rent angrepp på Elon Musk”
Näringsutskottets ordförande Tobias Andersson (SD) går till hårt angrepp mot både facken och Socialdemokraterna för deras agerande i strejken mot Tesla.”Man gör allt man kan för att ge sig på Elon Musk”, säger han.
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Earlier this week, Di reported that new Tesla cars can't get license plates because of the strike. Something that made the company's CEO Elon Musk go crazy. "This is crazy," he wrote in a comment on X (formerly Twitter). Tobias Andersson (SD), chairman of the business committee, is very critical of the actions of both the trade unions and the Social Democrats. "I think it is sad to see how from a political point of view, from the Social Democrats, they fuel and have the anti-growth policy that they have here. Where you do everything you can to go after Elon Musk. I think he is the one they are looking for, from the Social Democrats and the union, rather than Tesla or the actual rights of workers in the workplace. You want to go after Elon Musk," he says.
Why do you think Elon Musk wants to give up? "I am convinced that people see him as a rich capitalist, who also dares to say what he thinks and lets people do it on Twitter. That's why they go to his company establishments in Sweden", says Tobias Andersson.
Elon Musk describes the union's actions as "crazy". Do you agree with him? “There is, as far as I know, nothing to indicate that those who worked for Tesla have lived and worked there under slave-like conditions. Neither in the past nor in the future. And then you have to ask yourself the question: Why do you act in this way? And why do political parties choose to engage in this in their social media? I interpret that as a pure attack on Elon Musk. It has nothing to do with Tesla and it is absolutely not about caring about Tesla's employees," he says.
Should Tesla sign a collective agreement? “I think it's up to Tesla to do that. The important thing is that they ensure that they offer good conditions for their employees," says Tobias Andersson.
Party colleague Magnus Persson (SD), chairman of the labor market committee, believes that the parties must work harder to find a solution. “I expect the parties to resolve this and I find it very distressing that they have not managed to do so. Because here politics has actually given the parties a mandate to handle this. Then it is time for the parties to deliver. And if the parties can't deliver, then perhaps politics will have to start acting," he says. "We made that demand, for example, when we took the big las[law of employment, basically a first in last out, fire the new guys if you need to fire anyeone] agreement. Then the parties got the chance: Fix this – or the politicians act. This is a similar question,” he continues. Magnus Persson thinks that the employer side should get more involved. "I think they could be a little more active in this matter," he says.
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