"Sweden's IF Metall ends Tesla strike after carmaker buys out union members", 10 April 2026

Swedish trade union IF Metall said on Thursday it was ​calling off its three-year-long industrial action against Tesla after the ‌carmaker bought out all the union's striking members at the company...

The dispute started in October 2023 when Tesla ​mechanics went on strike as the union demanded collective ⁠agreements with Tesla, making it a flashpoint for tensions between ​CEO Elon Musk's anti-union stance and Sweden's collective bargaining model. Tesla does ​not have manufacturing plants in Sweden, but its electric cars are serviced by IF Metall union workers.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. IF ⁠Metall is ​suspending its action, which has had ​support from several other Nordic trade unions, as of August 19, ending Sweden's longest ​strike.