The stakes are not as low as 130 Swedish mechanics. The stakes are getting any collective bargaining through in Europe at all which would cause a cascade of similar actions. It is containment of organized labour demands internationally. Failure here would be catastrophic for Musk’s managerial style which seems to be “fly by night / make it work or else” kinda horseshit. The exact thing collective bargaining protects against.
Union critics love to make this a question purely about wage but I’m willing to bet it has way more to do with working conditions and curbing erratic management.
The stakes are not as low as 130 Swedish mechanics. The stakes are getting any collective bargaining through in Europe at all which would cause a cascade of similar actions. It is containment of organized labour demands internationally. Failure here would be catastrophic for Musk’s managerial style which seems to be “fly by night / make it work or else” kinda horseshit. The exact thing collective bargaining protects against.
Union critics love to make this a question purely about wage but I’m willing to bet it has way more to do with working conditions and curbing erratic management.