Re:Swedish union declares strike for Tesla employees
by dagw on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @11:26AM
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In Sweden there is no requirement to be in a union to work at a company with union agreement. A company cannot require (or forbid) union membership of employees. Also a union cannot require that you are member to be covered by their collective bargaining agreement.
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Re:Swedish union declares strike for Tesla employees
by bombcar on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @11:59AM
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How are the unions funded? In the US it's a slice of the member's pay which means that even if you aren't in the union you still pay that - if the union instead negotiated its payment direct from the company I think a lot of anti-union complaints would go away.
Re:Swedish union declares strike for Tesla employees
by Hikikomori on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:52PM
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If you join there's a monthly fee. You can pay a little extra and get additional unemployment payments if you get laid off.
Re:Swedish union declares strike for Tesla employees
by robertlagrant on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @02:01PM
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Why would you still pay it even if you aren't in the union, if it's a slice of members' pay?
Re:Swedish union declares strike for Tesla employees
by bombcar on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @03:06PM
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Because that's the agreement many of the unions have with the company - in a "union shop" you have to pay dues, even if you're not a member of the union. So of course everyone joins the union.