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.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 10 2017, @07:58PM
Some quick googling suggests that it takes 15-30 person-hours to assemble a car in big production. For example, here's Toyota at 17-18 hours, https://www.toyota.co.jp/en/kids/faq/b/01/06/ [toyota.co.jp]
Even if it costs Tesla $50 an hour for union labor in the Bay Area, and their plant is on the slow end, that's $50 x 30 = USD $1500. Labor is not a significant part of the final price.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 11 2017, @08:34AM
Please do not bring in facts, the republicunts don't understand them and find them disturbing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 11 2017, @12:48PM
Just as long as the facts are alternative.