Unionen, the largest union, threw its weight behind a six-month-old strike by mechanics at Tesla, escalating the carmaker's dispute with organised labour. The white-collar union Unionen announces a blockade against all work that the company Dekra Industrial does for Tesla. At the heart of the strike is Tesla’s refusal to sign a collective agreement allowing the metal workers' union to negotiate deals for the workforce as a whole. The union said that about 44 of its members, roughly a third of Tesla's Swedish mechanics, had downed tools at the company. According to union IF Metall, the strike is ongoing and there are no signs of reaching an agreement in the near future since the management has shown little willingness in discussing an end to the conflict. More than a dozen unions have launched action in support of IF Metall.
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