Tesla refuses to enter into agreements with the car brand's employees. But now a journalist has revealed that Elon Musk and Co. has settled in France.
Tesla has been revealed to have a collective agreement in France, which may have implications for the ongoing strike in Sweden.
The conflict in Sweden is rooted in Tesla's refusal to enter into an agreement with the Swedish unions. According to Tesla's global policy, it is the company's strategy not to sign agreements in any of the countries where it sells cars. But new information shows that Tesla has signed an agreement with the CFDT union in France.
The information about the agreement in France was discovered by the journalist German Bender, who found the documentation on the website of the French government.
The agreement between Tesla and CFDT covers three areas: equality in the workplace, the establishment of a works committee and agreements on wages and working conditions. The French document shows that Tesla entered into an agreement in December 2022 for a wage increase of 3.9 percent to counter inflation.
– I think that this fact can unlock the backwater in Sweden, writes Bender in an article in The Guardian .
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He points out that the agreement in France casts doubt on Tesla's claim to follow a global policy that prevents them from entering into agreements.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously spoken out critically about unions. Among other things at a conference in New York last year.
– If Tesla were to be unionized in the future, it will be because we deserved it and because we failed in some way, let it be
Bender suggests that the French agreement can serve as a model for unloading. Not only in Sweden but also potentially in other countries where conflicts may arise between Tesla and local trade unions.
– If the company operated in the spirit of its own policy, it should probably be possible to adapt to the rules and norms of different countries and stop the unnecessary strike so that it does not enter its second year, he writes.
According to Tesla's official policy, the company must respect the laws of the countries where it does business. Nevertheless, Tesla's policy now appears unclear, as it apparently does not apply to all countries.
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