In the Investment forum it has been often posted about how the Financial Times have a reputation for publishing anti-Telsa articles.Paywalled, so haven't read...
Tesla meets the European social model
Elon Musk should adapt to the Swedish system, not the other way aroundwww.ft.com
Paywalled, so haven't read...
Tesla meets the European social model
Elon Musk should adapt to the Swedish system, not the other way around
Sweden has a lot of IF Metall members; it is asymmetric for Tesla, but with Volvo it makes more sense.
Thank you for that. Most of that didn’t make sense to me or ring true.
Yeah, there’s absolutely no way Tesla is ‘ranking’ people in a department 1-5 and then publicly announcing that ranking. It has to be a bad translation.
Bad move, sir, and hate to break it to you but you’ll never work for Tesla under a collective agreement. Enjoy your current paid holiday.
Yes, I read it already. Didn’t see anything that my father would have found interesting, better, or to his advantage.@Krugerrand: Thinking about your dad the diesel mechanic...
A second Tesla mech. in Sweden has come forward with full name and photo. According to him and/or Stockholm's biggest paper that isn't a tabloid there are nine mechanics on strike just at the shop in Umeå in northern Sweden.
This is a Google translate. It won't be perfect and I haven't proof read or corrected anything, but it's one out of a total of two testimonials from a non-anonymous mechanic in this conflict.
EDIT: @heltok beat me to it. But his translation is missing the last sentence (maybe more – haven't checked...).
Here's the original source in Swedish. Don't know if it's paywalled or not:
Teslamedarbetare: ”Ingen har koll på arbetsmiljölagen”
När han fick jobbet på Tesla var han stolt över att jobba på ett företag som stod för framtid och utveckling. Nu har Olof Sjöström strejkat en dryg månad.www.dn.se
Tesla employee: "No one knows the work environment law"
Updated 09:02 Published at 06:00
Olof Sjöström from Umeå is an electric car technician at Tesla. He has been on strike for just over a month. Photo: Erik Abel
When he got the job at Tesla, he was proud to work at a company that stood for the future and development. Now Olof Sjöström has been on strike for just over a month. For DN, he talks about his conditions at the company.
- We have no salary negotiations, instead you are assessed on a scale of 1-5.
Electric car technician Olof Sjöström in Umeå takes the call in his electric car, a five-year-old Hyundai Ioniq. Actually, he wants to drive a Tesla, but inflation and interest have put an end to the purchase. A few years ago he worked at a workshop where he renovated and serviced Scania trucks. Olof Sjöström, who likes the development towards a fossil-free society, thought that electrification in the truck industry was moving too slowly.
- I am interested in electric cars and new technology. Tesla is at the forefront. I chose to bet and see how it goes, he says.
But at first he was a little hesitant . His union involvement within IF Metall made him think extra about the lack of a collective agreement. A headache which is now the reason why he and other IF Metall members have gone on strike against the electric car giant.
Olof Sjöström has several union assignments within IF Metall. Every week a digital meeting is held for all strikers. Photo: Erik Abel
Olof Sjöström emphasizes the deep knowledge of electric cars that he gained during his three years at Tesla. As a technician, he has been able to participate in the entire process during troubleshooting. And development is constantly moving forward.
- What was true yesterday need not be true today, says Olof Sjöström.
However, the work environment work does not work.
- No one knows the working hours act or the work environment act. Managers do not have a clue of which chemicals we work with and no risk assessments are made.
- But the biggest problem is that no one dares to highlight the shortcomings in the work environment, says Olof Sjöström.
Precisely the silence at the workplace is something he returns to. The lack of security that the collective agreement provides, he believes, means that many do not dare to express themselves or have an opinion about what is less good.
- My dream is to work on a Tesla with a collective agreement. Foreign companies should not be allowed to come here and do whatever the hell they want, says Olof Sjöström, who is on strike to put pressure on Tesla. Photo: Erik Abel
- The basic security does not exist, people can quit from one day to the next. It is not impossible that they fire everyone who goes on strike to avoid signing an agreement, he says.
Olof Sjöström is one of nine strikers at Tesla's workshop in Umeå, one of the places where the union has managed to mobilize the most members to the conflict.
Tesla's representatives are clear that they are not interested in signing a collective agreement, neither in Sweden nor in any other country. So far, the negotiations with IF Metall have not brought the parties closer together.
The electric car giant has claimed that the company offers equivalent or better contracts than the collective agreement.
- We earn decently, I estimate that the average salary for us is around SEK 35,000 a month. But in the end it is the manager who sets the salary, we have no influence, says Olof Sjöström.
He explains that the system on which salaries are set is based on a five-point scale where those who end up at three are talented employees who perform well.
- It is not a negotiation, but you are summoned and told what score you get. Last time I ended up in third place and got a two percent salary increase.
According to Olof Sjöström, a one means in principle that the person may quit Tesla. Those who end up on level two must also be out of favor and have their eyes on them from the boss.
- Those who end up high as on fours have done something really well or perhaps have been diligent. To get up to a fifth, I don't know what you have to have invented, he says.
- But a big problem is that nobody really understands the arbitrary salary system.
What does the pension look like at Tesla?
- From the age of 25, an occupational pension is paid in, 4.5 percent of income. The collective agreement also means 4.5 percent, but there is also a part-time pension that gives another 2.1 percent, we don't have that.
- We don't have any shortened working hours either.
The overtime pay?
- It is good, we get more than the collective agreement because it is calculated as a percentage based on the monthly salary, says Olof Sjöström.
Are you being offered shares in the company?
- I got $8,000 in shares when I started which was paid out over four years. But it's enough for Elon Musk to tweet something strange and the share price dives.
- If you have done a good job, you can get something called a Performance award, last time I got 500 kroner. You can choose to get that in shares. I haven't gotten rich from the shares, but those who have worked longer have probably made a fortune.
Sounds like Tesla is offering decent terms?
- Of course, if you work a lot of overtime, there is money. But the problem is a lack of security and influence. People do not dare to express themselves critically.
You choose to talk openly about your strike. Are you risking your future on Tesla?
- I take that risk, it can certainly backfire on me. It is entirely possible that they put pressure on me, but I want to be able to tell the truth without risking anything, says Olof Sjöström.
- My dream is to work on a Tesla with a collective agreement. Foreign companies should not be allowed to come here and do whatever the hell they want.
Dagens Nyheter has applied for Tesla.
Ok. So what exactly is Tesla doing that doesn’t respect business culture of Sweden?
Additionally, Tesla is compensating its employees BETTER than the collective agreement says they’d have to!
while not actually checking to see if the targeted company has actually violated any of these policies.
You mean "guilty until they sign a collective agreement" attitude.
www.av.se
www.expressen.se
Exactly what Elon just discussed; the perception of doing and being good outweighs actions. This is a ‘save face’ perception move, and I hope it costs them and their clients dearly.
Rather benign. So benign Tesla has TWO MONTHS to correct. Put up some idiot signs. Make sure employees handling a chemical are trained and get medical testing. None of that requires a collective agreement to make it happen.Another Google-translation:
This gov.agency found six shortcomings at a Tesla workshop in Gothenburg. If you click the link you should get to the English version of their site:
Arbetsmiljöverket - Startsida - Arbetsmiljöverket
Vi är den myndighet som arbetar för din arbetsmiljö och ger stöd till arbetsgivare för att ingen ska skadas, bli sjuk eller dö på jobbet.
Original source in Swedish:
Mitt i striden – Tesla får bakläxa om brister
Teslas strid med fackförbundet IF Metall fortsätter. Samtidigt får elbilsjätten bakläxa av Arbetsmiljöverket – som hittat sex brister vid en verkstad i Göteborg. ”Om ni inte åtgärdar bristerna och riskerna kan vi komma att besluta om ett föreläggande eller förbud”, står i rapporten. Se till att...
In the middle of the battle – Tesla gets reprimanded for shortcomings
Published 7 Dec 2023 at 17:07
Tesla's battle with the trade union IF Metall continues.
At the same time, the electric car giant is being reprimanded by the Swedish Work Environment Authority - which found six deficiencies at a workshop in Gothenburg.
"If you do not remedy the deficiencies and risks, we may decide on an injunction or ban," the report states.
By: Sofia Clason
Several unions have gone on strike in sympathy with the union IF Metall, which demands that Tesla introduce a collective agreement. Union-affiliated workers refuse to work at the electric car giant's workplaces around Sweden - including at workshops that service the cars.
While the conflict continues, Tesla has been reprimanded for deficiencies and risks at its showroom and workshop at Hisingen in Gothenburg, which the news agency Siren was the first to report.
During an inspection on November 20, a total of six deficiencies were found. Now the Swedish Work Environment Agency demands measures - otherwise Tesla risks being fined.
Deficiencies around risks and chemical substance
On site at Tesla's premises in Hisingen, it was discovered that there was no control sign at the device for pressurization, signs at an escape route and that an employee driving a truck did not have a written permit. It was also judged that there was no risk assessment when using the chemical hazard substance betaseal and that employees who used it had neither been allowed to undergo appropriate medical examinations nor had certificates of training on it.
The Swedish Work Environment Authority requires Tesla to remedy the deficiencies and reconnect by the end of January next year at the latest.
According to the Siren news agency, an inspection was also carried out at a Tesla workshop and store in Mölndal last week. Even after it, measures were required around a compressed air container.
So you're saying we won't find deficiencies around risks and chemical substances at union workshops?Another Google-translation:
This gov.agency found six shortcomings at a Tesla workshop in Gothenburg. If you click the link you should get to the English version of their site:
Arbetsmiljöverket - Startsida - Arbetsmiljöverket
Vi är den myndighet som arbetar för din arbetsmiljö och ger stöd till arbetsgivare för att ingen ska skadas, bli sjuk eller dö på jobbet.
Original source in Swedish:
Mitt i striden – Tesla får bakläxa om brister
Teslas strid med fackförbundet IF Metall fortsätter. Samtidigt får elbilsjätten bakläxa av Arbetsmiljöverket – som hittat sex brister vid en verkstad i Göteborg. ”Om ni inte åtgärdar bristerna och riskerna kan vi komma att besluta om ett föreläggande eller förbud”, står i rapporten. Se till att...
In the middle of the battle – Tesla gets reprimanded for shortcomings
Published 7 Dec 2023 at 17:07
Tesla's battle with the trade union IF Metall continues.
At the same time, the electric car giant is being reprimanded by the Swedish Work Environment Authority - which found six deficiencies at a workshop in Gothenburg.
"If you do not remedy the deficiencies and risks, we may decide on an injunction or ban," the report states.
By: Sofia Clason
Several unions have gone on strike in sympathy with the union IF Metall, which demands that Tesla introduce a collective agreement. Union-affiliated workers refuse to work at the electric car giant's workplaces around Sweden - including at workshops that service the cars.
While the conflict continues, Tesla has been reprimanded for deficiencies and risks at its showroom and workshop at Hisingen in Gothenburg, which the news agency Siren was the first to report.
During an inspection on November 20, a total of six deficiencies were found. Now the Swedish Work Environment Agency demands measures - otherwise Tesla risks being fined.
Deficiencies around risks and chemical substance
On site at Tesla's premises in Hisingen, it was discovered that there was no control sign at the device for pressurization, signs at an escape route and that an employee driving a truck did not have a written permit. It was also judged that there was no risk assessment when using the chemical hazard substance betaseal and that employees who used it had neither been allowed to undergo appropriate medical examinations nor had certificates of training on it.
The Swedish Work Environment Authority requires Tesla to remedy the deficiencies and reconnect by the end of January next year at the latest.
According to the Siren news agency, an inspection was also carried out at a Tesla workshop and store in Mölndal last week. Even after it, measures were required around a compressed air container.
