Tesla boss Musk criticises German union – and guarantees jobs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticised the Industrial Union of Metalworkers (IG Metall) and insisted there would not be any job cuts at German car supplier Grohmann in the coming five years, reports news agency dpa in an article carried by Handelsblatt. IG Metall had demanded a collective labour agreement for employees and threatened a strike at the supplier, which was recently acquired by Tesla, in the German city of Prüm. “In the end, with the salary and equity share every Tesla-Grohmann employee will have the opportunity to earn significantly more than the sector’s standard, as well as in relation to the costs of living in Prüm,” said Musk.

Read the article in German here.

For background read the CLEW dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.