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Re:Swedish Tesla strike goes international as Norwegian and ... by mattlutze on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:26PM (#38559149)
Counterpoint: if something pretty much works without a law being in place, why write a law?

Laws are never perfect, and writing one just for the sake of it both makes complying with the law more complex and opens opportunities for people with money to create legal moats around interpretations and case law precedence.

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Re:Swedish Tesla strike goes international as Norwegian and ... by logifail on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:37PM (#38559293)
> Counterpoint: if something pretty much works without a law being in place, why write a law?

Well, I'll see that and raise you:

If remuneration packages at Tesla (including in Scandinavia) "pretty much works" (in the sense that Tesla are able to attract and retain talent, which they apparently are), why write a collective bargaining agreement?

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Re:Swedish Tesla strike goes international as Norwegian and ... by RestlessMind on Thursday December 07, 2023 @03:58PM (#38561737)
Because they are working in the short term. Once corporations find a wedge, it's only a matter of time before they exploit it and reduce wages over the long run. I a glad that unions are taking a long view on this matter.
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