Union Battles for Tesla Germany Works Council Control

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• •IG Metall accuses Tesla of creating a 'toxic' working environment by overworking employees and pressuring sick workers, including home visits by managers to urge their return.[1]
• •Police seized a laptop from an IG Metall representative at Giga Berlin after Tesla alleged secret recording of a confidential works council meeting, prompting a criminal investigation.[2]
• •Elon Musk warned in a video to 10,700 workers that plant expansion would halt if 'external organizations' like IG Metall gain influence in the March 2-4, 2026 works council election.[3]
• •Tesla hosted an anti-union concert in December 2025 featuring rapper Kool Savas and a Cybertruck to counter IG Metall ahead of the election.[3]
• •Giga Berlin plant manager André Thierig rejected a 35-hour workweek demand and issued a 4% pay raise to bypass works council negotiations.[1]

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