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QOTD: Should Southern Auto Plants Unionize?

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Matt went long on the UAW's drive to unionize auto plants located in the American South. I don't need to recap pro- and anti-union arguments -- you know them by now. What I am curious about is this: Do you think unionization of these plants would be a good thing, or a bad thing? The banhammer is poised and ready.

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Nearly 80% of Tesla Giga Berlin employees speak out against union works council: exec

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A considerable number of Tesla Giga Berlin employees have spoken out against a trade union works council. This would make IG Metall the largest group in the Tesla Gruenheide plant works council, but it could mean that the trade union may fall short of gaining the majority. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Elon Musk shares thoughts on Tesla Sweden’s conflict with IF Metall union

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During a recent X Spaces session with Nicolai Tangen , the Chief Executive Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management, Elon Musk shared his thoughts on the ongoing conflict between Tesla Sweden and trade union IF Metall. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips. I feel good about the future.

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Union Vote Scheduled for Mid-April at VW's Chattanooga Factory

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United Auto Workers union president Shawn Fain has not been shy about his desire to organize non-union auto factories in the United States, and a new report suggests he’s making headway. Though previous union votes failed, the UAW has momentum on its side. The last vote only saw 48.2 percent support.

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QOTD: Will the Union's Volkswagen Victory Pave Way for More?

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Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to unionize on Friday. According to Reuters , next up for the UAW is a mid-May vote to unionize at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. It might be a tougher fight for the union, since, as Reuters points out, Mercedes-Benz is being more anti-union than Volkswagen was.

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New Tesla Superchargers blocked by union efforts in Sweden: report

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Tesla Sweden is seemingly facing its toughest challenge yet in its ongoing conflict with trade union IF Metall. As per recent reports, sympathy strikes from the Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees (Seko) and the Electricians Union have successfully put a stop to Tesla Sweden’s expansion of its Supercharger Network.

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Musk: A Unionized Tesla Would Indicate Failure

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More recently, the controversial CEO shared his thoughts (again) on unions, saying that he believes a Tesla employee union would be a mistake, among many other statements. The unions naturally try to create negativity in a company and create a sort of lords and peasants situation.”

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