If Tesla doesn’t want to put up an assembly line in Sweden because their management is too stupid and greedy to see the advantage of a unionized workforce, it’s their loss.
You’ll never see modern manufacturing companies willingly become a union shop, it’s not in their best interest.
The rare times it does happen, it’s always against the wishes of management.
And by wealthy countries, I don’t mean countries where a select few have all the money and power and the working man is struggling.
I would absolutely prefer to live in a country where my fellow man work for a “non-productive” factory in Sweden, or any other advanced European economy, than in the US.
And quite frankly, if management wants to exploit their workers, they can go fuck themselves.
Moreover, union membership is rapidly falling. Every OECD country except Spain and Belgium are losing union members faster than they are being added.
Unions don’t really make sense for employers, and typically don’t make sense for high skilled workers either.
While I’m sure that many low skilled workers prefer them, it’s the companies and higher skilled workers who decide where businesses operate.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Sweden#... [2] ECONOMICS:MXCAP on trading view
My question to you. Would you rather drive a Swedish made car or one from Mexico?
It is not like this is a fact of life which is outside of tesla's control. All they need to do is agree on a collective agreement and their troubles go away.
Their refusal to even negotiate is the source of their problem. "When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do" When in Sweden....
The range of negotiated outcomes that would be attractive to manufacturers would all involve pay cuts.
There’s no point engaging in negotiations unless the union can first accept that.
> "When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do" When in Sweden....
But you can also choose where you want to go and that sounds like what Tesla is doing. They aren't forcing Swedish unions to do anything that Swedish unions don't want to do. And Swedish unions aren't making Telsa do something they don't want to do. Sounds like a win win for everyone.