I think Sweden’s Union culture is especially interesting in the way that they do cross-trade-strikes. Like this article mentions, not only the mechanics who would be affected by the contract are striking. Instead basically anyone providing a service to Tesla stops providing services to them until they submit to the unions. It’s really quite a nice system. I’d seriously consider moving there if it wasn’t so conservative in some other ways…
Comment on Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Sweden is a weird place where basically everything is decided by union contracts. There isn’t even a national minimum wage as there’s enough union power that they effectively get one in the contracts. Companies that try to fight it generally end up losing when they can’t do literally anything without a union blocking them.
meekah@lemmy.world 10 months ago
profdc9@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Aren’t cross-trade strikes a consequence of union solidarity? I think large federated unions in other countries engage is similar protests.
meekah@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m not sure about other countries but in germany I’ve never heard of such a thing. Although I’m not even really sure how big unions are here. I know there is the IG Metall, which apparently has pretty good coverage of a lot of industrial trades. Then there is ver.di that covers a lot of more office-type jobs, and I think there is another one for train drivers and workers. However I have never heard of the unions cooperating to target a specific company.
mundane@feddit.nu 10 months ago
I usually think of us (swedes) as very progressive. In what way would you consider us conservative?
meekah@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Like the other commenter assumed, I am talking about the rise of right wingers and xenophobia. Maybe I just read about it a lot and think it’s worse than it is. Seeing as this is also happening in Germany, where I live, as well, I suppose it really isn’t that strong of an argument.
I do realize you are relatively progressive in a lot of areas like renewable energy, social services etc.
mundane@feddit.nu 10 months ago
I see the loud right winged racists as a result on how progressive we are. It’s basically a response to us taking in a lot of foreigners a few years ago. Progress is never a straight line.
Swedes are really welcoming to new solutions if they are logical and beneficial.
- Iso 8601 dates are the norm (yyyy-mm-dd). No weird order or backslashes.
- Electronic payments are basically the only form of payment.
- early adoption of high speed internet for most homes.
- parents get 80% of the salary for 390 days (to share) to stay home with young kids.
Usul_00_@lemmy.world 10 months ago
My experience in Sweden suggest those are a very few online loudmouths, not at all indicative of how a visually diverse group was treated there. In fact, one black American mentioned how awesome it was just to be, and have their skin not be an issue in any wsy.
cikano@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Could be weed being illegal here, or the increase of xenophobia / right wingers, or both
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
That’s not weird, that should be normal.