I think they might be trying to encourage a strike so they won’t have to pay workers because they have too many cars and they can’t sell them
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2025
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If you can't operate in compliance with local law, you don't get to operate at all. Welcome to the EU where laws still matter, Elon.
Musk had made crazy deals with the state gogernment including hundreds of millions in subsidies through tax breaks and violating environmental requirements, in particular in regards to water protection. In a region known for water stress and upstream of the water supply of Berlin, with about 3.5 million people depending on it.
Thing is, if Tesla fails, all these violations will have been for nothing and that generation of state politicians will be done for. They need Tesla to suceed. So they will likely try their best to double down on allowing Tesla to violate regulations until it all comes crashing down.
Even if that is the case, we still have laws and worker's rights. These rules are pretty strict. If those workers have a doctor's attest there is absolutely nothing Tesla can do about it (apart from intimidation attempts, and this is what they do) With the help of unions those workers will eventually be compensated, regardless of what any politicians might want.
Laws are useless.
I mean, of course they aren't useless, but relying on the courts to uphold them when the citizens fail to clearly express that breaking these laws is totally unacceptable, then the courts too will fail to uphold them.
Proof: just look at the US.
Thankfully the EU has some strong unions and people who are willing to rise up for their rights, so maybe there's still hope.
It's not laws or institutions that uphold democracy. It's the people, who must overwhelmingly reject any attacks.
That sounds like an even better reason to vote against them than the original bad decision already was. It's always the coverup that gets them in the end, isn't it?
The next state election in Brandenburg is in 2029, so they are fully in the we do not care period. It is also an EV plant very close to Berlin, so the perfect plant to buy up for some Chinese EV company trying to influence German politics.... Not that the Chinese are well known for labour laws, but still.
Should be an easy win for IG Metall, no? What German judge is going to look at this and go "Joa, sounds like valid concerns on Tesla's side"?
Working at tesla must feel very secure right now.
That whole giga factory aged like milk.
Anyone who didn't see this coming wasn't paying attention.
No sympathy from me for anyone involved.
Except for the one who really just had no other option.
Elon, this is not America. This is a civilized country, with a working legal system.