Lawsuits and slander claims fly in IG Metall’s battle with Elon Musk over employment rights and conditions
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Europe’s largest trade union is trying to gain control of the works council at Elon Musk’s Tesla gigafactory near Berlin, in an industrial relations showdown marked by lawsuits and mutual accusations of slander.
The works council, an elected body of employees that negotiates everything from working hours to pay deals with a company’s management, is considered an entrenched aspect of the German corporate world, particularly in the car industry.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/union-tries-seize-control-works-council-tesla-german-factory
Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin
Publish date : 2026-03-04 16:18:00
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