# Tesla Bought Out the Swedish Strike Instead of Signing

> 1,021 days. IF Metall called it off because Tesla paid every striker to leave.

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Beat: World
Published: August 15, 2026
Source title: Tesla defeats Sweden's IF Metall union after 1,021-day strike
Source URL: https://electrek.co/2026/08/13/tesla-defeats-sweden-if-metall-union-strike/
Tags: tesla, sweden, if-metall, musk

## Article

This is insane, Elon. Tesla ended Sweden's longest modern strike by buying out every remaining IF Metall member instead of signing the collective agreement that covers most of the country. 1,021 days, then a check, and you still will not put a signature on the paper they asked for. You dressed it as a conclusion. The union still has no paper. Own it, you bought the strike.

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