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Northvolt to build 100 GWh/year cathode material plant in Sweden; reusing shuttered pulp and paper mill

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Northvolt and Stora Enso recently signed a letter of intent on a purchase of the Kvarnsveden Mill and the surrounding industrial area in Borlänge, Sweden. With its access to energy, industrial water and the broad production know-how in the region, Kvarnsveden is an optimal site for a gigafactory.

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Tesla Sweden states IF Metall’s employee strike numbers are incorrect

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Tesla Sweden refuted local reports stating that 44 employees joined IF Metall’s strike. The Mediation Institute is an agency under Sweden’s Ministry of Labor. No, how did they come up with those numbers,” Tesla spokesperson Maria Lantz told Tesla Club Sweden. One of the agency’s tasks is to mediate labor disputes.

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Tesla Sweden update: Transport Workers Union’s sympathy strike fails

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However, the union faces some challenges with the employers association in Sweden. A few days ago, Sweden’s Transport Workers union announced it would stop collecting waste from local Tesla workshops starting December 24, 2023, joining other labor groups organizing sympathy strikes with IF Metall.

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IF Metall head speaks out about Tesla Sweden strike

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The head of the IF Metall union in Sweden, Marie Nilsson, sat in an exclusive interview and talked about the strike against Tesla. If Metall believes Tesla Sweden’s refusal to sign a collective agreement undermines the country’s long-standing labor model. “If The auto company has been working throughout the strike.

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Tesla Sweden expands operations fueling IF Metall’s strike

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Tesla Sweden expands operations fueling IF Metall’s strike. Tesla is investing in a new damage workshop and ten new charging stations in Sweden despite IF Metall’s ongoing strike, which started in October 2023. “It is no secret that Tesla wants to bypass our industrial action.

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Tesla Sweden strike escalates as union gains more support

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The strike against Tesla Sweden is escalating as the IF Metall union gains support from more organizations, including Seko, Fastighets, and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO). The Real Estate Employee’s Union, Fastighets, has already stated that it will stop cleaning Tesla premises in Sweden.

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Tesla gets strike notice from IF Metall in Sweden

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Ford offers 25% wage increase in new UAW deal “The main reason for IF Metall to take industrial action at Tesla is to ensure that our members have decent and safe working conditions. Now we see no solution other than to take industrial action,” IF Metall said in a public statement.

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