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[–] FragrantOwl@lemmy.world 134 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Musk said last week: “I disagree with the idea of unions. I just don’t like anything which creates a lords-and-peasants kind of thing.”

What a colossal twat.

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 51 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He just hates when peasants win, he doesn't mind the lords and peasants otherwise.

[–] AAA@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

Not only doesn't he like the peasants winning, he also doesn't like to be reminded that the peasants are indeed in power - because his lordship relies a lot more on them than vice versa.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

As long as he gets to be the king who gets whatever he wants, he’s totally cool with the idea.

[–] ThePyroPython@feddit.uk 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Says son of an emerald lord.

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey, those werent peasants. He bought them legally and even gave them enough bread most of the time.

[–] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

And when he didn’t have bread to spare, he painted rocks brown!

[–] geissi@feddit.de 28 points 2 years ago

lords-and-peasants kind of thing

The thing he refers to is of course people he sees as peasants not accepting him as lord.

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago

A twat with no understanding of how nordic countries have strong labour unions playing a vital role in their economic models. Cowboys with cash can and should go fuck themselves.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Not to mention, a hypocrite. What a thing for a multi billionaire to say.

[–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Divide et impera

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Höhöhö (we're not Danish)

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago
[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're definitely not! But you do have backup from Danish unions. Solidarity is how we'll bring down this... I lack words to describe him, the Danish term would be "selvfed", meaning that you consider yourself cooler than anyone else does. I asked Google to translate, and it came back with "smug", which doesn't really cover it. Then I asked Google to describe Musk in one word, and it came back with a post from LinkedIn that pretty much used the antonyms for what I was trying to find, namely "genius, futurist, innovator, and entrepreneur"

Fuck that MuskyBoi and his feudal aspirations.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah as you probably could see I was trying to get multiple Scandinavian laughs in one.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Needs more danskjävlar

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You do know that ø is not pronounced like o, right? Like in no way the same sound.

Tøhø

[–] frshmt@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

Takk Cpt. Øbviøus

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

Yöü ärē wrøñg

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago

Chad Swedes teaching tesla and clown owner about value of their labour.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 16 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Tesla has lost a legal action against Sweden’s postal service as a dispute with Nordic trade unions escalates.

A Swedish court said on Thursday that PostNord did not, for the time being, need to deliver licence plates to the electric carmaker that were being blocked by the postal service’s workers, in the latest twist in a battle over collective bargaining agreements.

A large Danish pension fund on Wednesday said it would sell its holdings in Tesla because of the carmaker’s refusal to enter into such deals, while Denmark’s largest trade union has joined strike action by the company’s workers in Sweden.

Nordic countries represent key markets 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 that IF Metall is demanding.

In a case related to the PostNord action, a court on 27 November ruled that the Swedish Transport Agency must find a way to get licence plates to Tesla.

Some Swedish pension funds have urged Tesla to sign the agreement with the union, but have so far held off from selling their shares.


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[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Tesla is expected to appeal the decision though. This was just the first court. We have 3, the last being the supreme Court.

[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Musk "picked" the wrong fighting grounds here. I'm pretty sure he will lose even at the supreme court eventually. And each day this drags on is a win for the unions

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's why strikes work. If you're not paid enough, not going to work barely loses you anything. If a workplace is shut down the company loses thousands per day. They still pay rent but earn no money.

Strikes usually end quickly if the company is focused on money. It's cheaper to pay workers a raise they originally deserved so they feel like they won, than stay closed.

[–] Sowhatever@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

This is not about pay.

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Until the appeal is through it does hold though.

[–] Zpiritual@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nah, if Tesla had won here Postnord doesn't have to follow if they plan on bringing it to higher court. Granted they may not have wanted that but hypothetically.

[–] bigFab@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

When u talk shit about zionists