Swedish court rules against Tesla in labour dispute; Finnish union joins strike
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Tesla lost a chapter in a legal battle with Sweden's postal service on Thursday as a fight with Nordic trade unions escalates, with a Finnish union joining a port blockade that will prevent the carmaker from importing its vehicles to Sweden.
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    A Swedish court ruled PostNord does not for the time being need to deliver licence plates to Tesla that are being blocked by the postal service’s workers, in the latest twist in a fight over collective bargaining agreements.

    Tesla is facing growing pressure in the Nordic countries from powerful employee unions backing Swedish IF Metall’s mechanics who went on strike on Oct. 27 demanding a collective agreement with the company.

    AKT’s announcement followed similar decisions by Swedish, Danish and Norwegian dockworkers, meaning Tesla will be effectively barred from shipping its cars to Sweden.

    "It is a crucial part of the Nordic labour market model that we have collective agreements and unions support each other, AKT president Ismo Kokko said in a statement.

    The Nordics is a key market for Tesla, which has a policy of not agreeing to collective bargaining and has said its staff have as good or better terms than those IF Metall is demanding.

    "It’s about the Swedish collective agreement model, and there is a consensus on it, both politically and between the parties in the labour market, Seko’s president Gabriella Lavecchia told Reuters by email.

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