Tesla ends a prolonged industrial action in Sweden after buying out the workers involved in the strike, according to reports citing union statements. IF Metall announces the action is being suspended, with its statement setting the end time at one minute past midnight on Wednesday, 19 August.
The strike began on 27 October 2023 and involved about 120 mechanics across seven Swedish workshops, making it the longest industrial conflict in modern Swedish history, outlets report. Tesla is also described as not having signed a collective agreement with the union during the dispute. The Next Web frames the outcome as Tesla “buying out every last striker,” while Business Insider similarly characterizes the resolution as ending the three-year dispute through financial buyouts.
Across coverage, there is agreement that the strike concludes after Tesla’s purchase of the striking workers’ positions or agreements with the union’s action, and that IF Metall is the party publicly announcing the suspension and specifying the timeline. No outlet cited here details further terms of any broader agreement beyond the strike end.
