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posted by martyb on Friday February 10 2017, @02:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the pressing-for-change dept.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused one of his employees of being a union agitator working on behalf of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW):

Earlier today, a Tesla employee wrote a post on Medium alleging that he and fellow Tesla employees at the company's Fremont, California manufacturing facility endure "excessive mandatory overtime," lower-than-average pay, and frequent injuries. Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to the claims in a series of private Twitter messages to Gizmodo by calling the employee, who wrote under the name Jose Moran, a pro-union agitator working on behalf of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW).

"Our understanding is that this guy was paid by the UAW to join Tesla and agitate for a union," Musk says. The Tesla chief goes on to call Moran an employee of UAW, working on behalf of the union and not Tesla. When asked about his stance on unions, Musk describes Tesla as a "union neutral" company.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported that Tesla has paused production at its California assembly plant to prepare for the production of the company's long-awaited Model 3 sedan.


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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday February 10 2017, @06:32PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday February 10 2017, @06:32PM (#465561) Journal

    On a serious note, I had the pleasure of crossing a Teamsters picket line for a month or so as the EHS Manager.

    They would shout all sorts of fun stuff at me like "how many fingers did you lose this year!"

    I'd get all riled up thinking it was only like half of one, that's a huge improvement!

    It was a weird, and very stressful, experience but I do believe I improved things there. And, I'm still pro-union.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by https on Friday February 10 2017, @08:10PM

    by https (5248) on Friday February 10 2017, @08:10PM (#465578) Journal

    You can't be pro-union and cross a picket line. Your actions say what side you are on.

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    Offended and laughing about it.
    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Friday February 10 2017, @08:24PM

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday February 10 2017, @08:24PM (#465581) Journal

      Hardly. I'm pro free-speech, too, but I don't go out marching with the KKK.

      They have the right to freedom of association and slavery is illegal. So they are free to strike if they want. I support that. That doesn't mean I have to support every individual strike.