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Tesla strike in Sweden heats up as nation's largest union joins fray

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Sweden's biggest union on Tuesday threw its weight behind a six-month-old strike by mechanics at Tesla , escalating the U.S. carmaker's latest dispute with organised labour.

Unions see the fight as vital to protect labour modelUnionen may escalate efforts if action is circumvented

The union told Reuters that about 44 of its members - roughly a third of Tesla's Swedish mechanics - had downed tools at the company, which does not produce vehicles in Sweden but services them locally. If Tesla seeks to circumvent the blockade by hiring other providers, Wastfeldt said Unionen was prepared to do more.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strike. It has previously said its Swedish employees have as good, or better, terms than those the union is demanding. Sweden's unions take heart from past successes - Unionen signed up payment services group Klarna to a collective agreement last year - and their firepower, with more than 10 billion crowns in IF Metall's strike fund alone.

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