Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish government's Transport Agency over a workers' strike that has blocked the U.S. auto maker's requests for license plates for new vehicles, business daily Dagens Industri reported on Monday.
I wonder why foreign automakers with great industrial relations with their unions (aka the Germans) always choose to build their U.S. factories in the non-unionized South? When’s the last time a foreign automaker chose to open their U.S. plant in a strong union state?
Honda I know isn’t union, and it’s because Honda gives their workers similar treatment to union shops. Management got integrity or something. Every so often the unions go in and test the waters, the Honda workers say no need, we’re already treated well, and the union goes away.
Unions mostly exist as a response to shitty management. That and as a hiring hall, but that concept doesn’t apply to factory work. Construction contract work is where that is useful.
I wonder why foreign automakers with great industrial relations with their unions (aka the Germans) always choose to build their U.S. factories in the non-unionized South? When’s the last time a foreign automaker chose to open their U.S. plant in a strong union state?
honest question: are there any non-big-3 us factories that are unionized?
None that I know of. Way back in the 70’s WV opened a union factory in Pennsylvania. It was infamously bad.
Honda I know isn’t union, and it’s because Honda gives their workers similar treatment to union shops. Management got integrity or something. Every so often the unions go in and test the waters, the Honda workers say no need, we’re already treated well, and the union goes away.
Unions mostly exist as a response to shitty management. That and as a hiring hall, but that concept doesn’t apply to factory work. Construction contract work is where that is useful.