By Isabelle Yr Carlsson
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish commerce union IF Metall has filed a lawsuit towards Tesla (NASDAQ:) alleging the corporate failed to tell worker representatives of office modifications, which is necessary beneath the nation’s labour legal guidelines, union officers stated on Thursday.
It was IF Metall’s second lawsuit this 12 months alleging that the U.S. electrical automobile maker was in breach of Sweden’s Co-Dedication Act that stipulates corporations should inform labour unions of main modifications.
The primary case has but to be determined by the courts.
The U.S. group headed by billionaire Elon Musk is on the centre of a year-long dispute in Sweden over its refusal to signal a collective bargaining settlement and thus permit IF Metall to barter wages and different situations on behalf of employees.
Tesla didn’t instantly reply to request for remark.
The automobile maker has stated it gives pretty much as good, or higher, phrases than these demanded by the union, and has discovered methods to remain in operation and increase its Swedish market share, together with by using non-union employees.
IF Metall in its newest lawsuit stated Tesla had reorganised its department within the Swedish metropolis of Umea with out informing the union, based on court docket paperwork filed on Wednesday and obtained by Reuters by a freedom of data request.
In response to IF Metall, Tesla phased out its complete gross sales organisation in Umea with out informing the union and in addition outsourced different elements.
The battle began in October 2023 when a bunch of Tesla mechanics went on strike, adopted by greater than a dozen unions that introduced motion in sympathy, together with dockworkers, electricians, upkeep crews and cleaners.
Tesla’s service centre in Umea has had one of many highest numbers of putting employees, based on union officers, however gross sales employees didn’t participate.