German union says truce reached in dispute with Tesla

Tesla had filed a criminal complaint accusing a union member of secretly recording a February 10 meeting, a claim IG Metall called a “calculated lie.”

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Tesla and German union IG Metall have agreed for now to set aside their dispute over a labour meeting at ‌the carmaker’s ⁠plant ⁠outside Berlin this month, the union said on Thursday. Tesla had filed a criminal complaint against a member of the union it accused of secretly recording the meeting on February 10. IG ⁠Metall described ‌the allegation as a “calculated lie”.

IG Metall said the two ⁠sides have agreed not to repeat those allegations and comments until the end of the plant’s works council election next Wednesday.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

IG Metall said the ‌agreement was reached in a Frankfurt an der Oder labour court on Thursday.

“Now, ⁠just a few days before the works council election, we can concentrate fully on the issues (over working conditions) … there’s a lot to do,” said local IG Metall leader Jan Otto.

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