German trade union IG Metall accuses Tesla of adopting an “aggressive strategy” against workers trying to form a union after the company's management fired a trade union representative at the Glenheide Gigafactory without notice. The union said in a statement: “This dismissal is yet another attempt to intimidate IG Metall workers” and denounced Tesla's “aggressive strategy against all those working together for humane and fair working conditions” in the factory. The union also said that factory management threatened to fire every worker who joined the IG Metall union. Earlier, the union had a dispute with Tesla in an attempt to gain more influence over pay and working conditions at its only European production site.

German trade union IG Metall accuses Tesla of adopting an “aggressive strategy” against workers trying to form a union after the company's management fired a trade union representative at the Glenheide Gigafactory without notice. The union said in a statement: “This dismissal is yet another attempt to intimidate IG Metall workers” and denounced Tesla's “aggressive strategy against all those working together for humane and fair working conditions” in the factory. The union also said that factory management threatened to fire every worker who joined the IG Metall union. Earlier, the union had a dispute with Tesla in an attempt to gain more influence over pay and working conditions at its only European production site.