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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused one of his employees of being a union agitator [theverge.com] 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 [medium.com] 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 [gizmodo.com] 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 [reuters.com] to prepare for the production of the company's long-awaited Model 3 sedan.

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