Original title: to ensure their own interests and voice, Tesla German employees plan to establish a trade union
On Tuesday (November 23), the German metal industry union (Ig metall) said that Tesla's employees who built a new super factory near Berlin planned to establish a trade union representing their own interests. "Seven employees have taken the first step. They plan to elect the election committee on November 29," Ig metall said.
Earlier this year, musk was ordered to delete a tweet in 2018. The tweet threatened that "if American employees form a union, they will lose stock options."
On Tuesday (November 23), the German metal industry union (Ig metall) said that Tesla's employees who built a new super factory near Berlin planned to establish a trade union representing their own interests. "Seven employees have taken the first step. They plan to elect the election committee on November 29," Ig metall said.

"Trade unions ensure that employees have a voice and weight in their own interests, which is in line with Germany's democratic work culture," said Birgit Dietze, regional head of Ig metall Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony.
Ig metall said that Tesla's super factory near Berlin will employ 12000 employees, but only about one sixth of them have been employed so far, which means that the election of the trade union committee will not be held soon.
"Employees applying for the establishment of a trade union said that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was famous for his unstable relationship with the trade union, and his salary was 20% lower than the collective bargaining salary of German carmakers." Ig metall said that Tesla provided stock options and bonuses instead of scheduled vacation salary, which shook the traditional contract in Germany.
Tesla did not immediately comment.
Earlier this year, musk was ordered to delete a tweet in 2018. The tweet threatened that "if American employees form a union, they will lose stock options."
In addition, musk also publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with German laws and procedures. In a letter to relevant departments in April, he said that Germany's complex planning requirements were inconsistent with the sense of urgency needed to deal with climate change. (compiled by Jiang Zhiwen of China Economic Net)