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Tesla has lost its court appeal aimed at mitigating the impact of its Swedish strike. Will it finally compromise and go back to the negotiation table? For the past two months now, Tesla service workers in Sweden have been on a strike in order to get included in a collective agreement. The automaker has always had a hard stance against unions, and it has been able to fend off unionization efforts at its manufacturing facilities. This new effort seemed to be manageable for Tesla since it would…

Researchers have examined the teeth of Swedish Vikings and found that aside from evidence of decay and loss, they engaged in surprisingly advanced dental practices not dissimilar from modern practices to relieve toothache. The study provides a rare insight into Viking life and an essential understanding of our ancestors.In 2005, archeologists discovered thousands of graves in Varnhem, Sweden, dating back to the 10th to 12th centuries, near the ruins of the country’s oldest known stone church. Considering their…

If Elon Musk’s car company doesn’t want its Nordic offices to get really smelly, really fast, it’s going to have to put its tail between its legs and admit that it’s officially been bested by the organized labor of Europe. Google’s AI Isn’t a Gimmick, It’s the Future | AI UnlockedThat is to say, Sweden’s unions—which have been locked in a battle with the car company over collective bargaining rights—appear to have found yet another, innovative tool to prod Tesla into conceding defeat. That tool, apparently, is garbage.On…

C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesTesla's troubles with labor unions in Scandinavia deepened on Thursday, as it lost legal action against Sweden's postal service over its refusal to deliver licence plates to the U.S. electric vehicle giant.The postal service's workers blocked Tesla license plate deliveries late last month in a show of solidarity with…

What started as a fairly small strike of Tesla’s service workers in Sweden is now expanding to affect Tesla’s European operations. Last month, Tesla service workers in Sweden started striking in order to get included in a collective agreement. The automaker has always had a hard stance against unions, and it has been able to fend off unionization efforts at its manufacturing facilities. This new effort seemed to be manageable for Tesla since it would just involve about 100 service workers in…

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, not pictured, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Tolga Akmen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla faces a growing revolt in Scandinavia after Danish dockworkers joined a sympathy strike with Swedish mechanics, heaping pressure on the electric vehicle giant to grant collective bargaining rights to employees.Members of Swedish trade union IF Metall have been at loggerheads…

Elon Musk-owned Tesla is suing Sweden's Transport authority after postal workers refused to deliver registration plates for the cars users bought. Because of this refusal, many car owners have therefore failed to have their car's registered…

Tesla sued the Swedish Transport Agency and the country’s postal service yesterday in an attempt to squash the biggest strike the American carmaker has ever faced anywhere in the world.  Just hours after the lawsuits were filed, a court in Norrköping, where one of Tesla’s service centers is based, ruled in favour of Elon Musk’s car company — the latest twist in the month-long union action.  But first, a bit of context.  Postal workers across Sweden are currently refusing to handle…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Electric carmaker Tesla on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state over a strike by postal workers blocking deliveries of license plates for its new cars—and received a first favorable decision the same day. Tesla is currently facing strikes on multiple fronts in…

Tesla mechanics in Sweden are striking to get the US automaker to negotiate a collective wage agreement. Sweden's metalworkers union said Friday that it was expanding its strike against Tesla, a week after mechanics walked off the job over the electric carmaker's refusal to sign a collective wage agreement.…