Tesla Sues Swedish Government in Move Related to Mechanics Strike
November 27 2023 - 10:54AM
Dow Jones News
By David Sachs
Tesla is suing the Swedish Transport Agency to receive new-car
registration tags directly, rather than through the mail, in a move
related to a mechanics strike in the Scandinavian country.
Transportstyrelsen spokesman Mikael Anderson said Monday that
the agency hasn't seen the lawsuit but confirmed it was filed in a
district court.
Swedish media reported last week that the U.S. electric-car
maker wants to collect registration plates for new vehicles rather
than receive them through the mail, because postal workers are
blocking their delivery in solidarity with striking Tesla
mechanics. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Tesla Chief Executive
Elon Musk called the news "insane."
"We at the Swedish Transport Agency do not share this view and
therefore Tesla has decided to have the issue tested in court,
which is their right," Anderson said.
Union IF Metall wants Tesla to sign a collective bargaining
agreement, union spokesman Jesper Pettersson told the Wall Street
Journal earlier this month. About 130 employees are spread across
seven Tesla facilities, he said, though he wouldn't say how many
were on strike.
Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Write to David Sachs at david.sachs@wsj.com
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November 27, 2023 10:39 ET (15:39 GMT)
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