Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move

Re:Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at port... by SoftTalker on Friday November 17, 2023 @02:18PM (#38308597)

It's my impression that the skilled trades unions (electricians, ironworkers, steamfitters, etc.) are different from e.g. the UAW. UAW is not running an apprenticeship program for autoworkers. UAW members are not employed as needed on demand by the auto manufacturers. Unions like the UAW exist almost completely as a collective bargaining organization for employment contracts with big automakers.

Is this incorrect?

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Re:Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at port... by nirvdrum on Friday November 17, 2023 @03:50PM (#38310070)

Unfortunately, I don’t have any insight into the UAW. I hope they add value in some way. Unions should adapt to the needs of the sector they’re in so I do expect it’s fairly different from the trades. There’s skilled labor still involved at some level.

My point was just to highlight that unions can and, in some cases are, beneficial to the employer even in the US. That’s not to say all unions are great. These discussions tend to lack nuance.

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