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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Swedish Court Rules Against Tesla in Collective Bargaining Dispute
Caption: 'The Guardian' reports that Tesla's ongoing dispute with Nordic trade unions has escalated after losing legal action against Sweden's postal service. On December 7, a Swedish court ruled that PostNord did not need to deliver license plates to Tesla that were blocked by postal service workers. The ruling comes as the latest development in a continuing dispute over collective bargaining agreements. In October, IF Metall mechanics in Sweden went on strike, demanding a collective agreement with the electric carmaker. Since the strike began, Elon Musk's Tesla has faced increasing pressure from unions in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. On December 6, a large Danish pension fund threatened to sell its holdings if the billionaire refused to enter into such deals. Meanwhile, Denmark's largest trade union joined strike action by Swedish Tesla workers. The December 7 court decision comes after Tesla sued workers at PostNord who stopped making deliveries of new plates in a sympathy strike. 'The Guardian' reports that Solna district court decided that workers at PostNord should not be forced to make the deliveries while the case was awaiting a final ruling. On November 27, another court ruled that the Swedish Transport Agency must find a way to deliver plates to Tesla, but the agency has appealed the decision. In 2022, Norway was Tesla's fourth-largest market for sales of new cars, while Sweden was its fifth-largest. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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