The US electric car manufacturer Tesla has categorically rejected a demand for collective labour agreements with the unions at its plant near Berlin. “We are focusing on ourselves in order to find solutions for our employees quickly and without unnecessary escalation and thus make changes happen significantly faster,” plant manager André Thierig told dpa. This will be reviewed regularly, he said. He said Tesla sees benefits for employees even without a collective agreement. A benefit structure has been implemented at the plant without collective labour agreements and offers the workforce a var…