Union says Tesla staff at German plant face poor conditions, long hours

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A major union in Germany says workers at Tesla's Berlin factory face unreasonable working hours and fear speaking out

Some workers at Tesla's Brandenburg plant in Berlin, Germany have claimed that the firm has set unreasonable working hours and created a culture of fear, a major union said at a press conference Monday,At the conference, IG Metall, a German union representing workers at Tesla's Gigafactory has criticized the electric carmaker for poor working conditions, Reuters reported. IG Metall said that it is in close contact with workers at the Gigafactory.

Employees at the plant reported working long hours with few breaks and free time, per Reuters. German business newspapersaid that staff said they experienced stressful shifts, frequently had to work on weekends, and had very high workloads thanks to too few staff. Workers told IG Metall they were scared to talk about their working conditions because they signed non-disclosure agreements alongside their work contracts, Reuters reported." tasked with protecting Tesla's"intellectual property, trade secrets and confidential information."

The job includes"collection of on-the-ground information both within and beyond the Tesla walls in priority locations in order to protect the company from threats," which has aggravated fears about speaking up.

 

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TrainsChris does not sound correct. huge shortage of following in Germany Professionals in mechanical, automotive, and electrical engineering fields, software programming, pipefitters, electricians, welders, If they really face unreasonable at Tesla they would have gone

That's not breaking news, thats how capitalist become billionaires China is the biggest criminal of such 🤷🏾‍♂😹😹

anything new?

'Our workers don't work enough hours', said no union ever.

Musk’s Berlin factory investment is probably a money losing mistake.

Close down the Putin pipe puffers and never trust them again.

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