Current Events > Elon Musk's company, Tesla, found guilty of Union-busting

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https://ucommblog.com/section/law/tesla-found-guilty-unionbusting

The NLRB says Elon Musk threatened workers and fired one for union organizing

In their decision, the NLRB found that Musks tweet went above a typical statement that the company wants to stay union-free and was seen as threatening. This was exacerbated by the fact that Tesla considers communications from Musk, who founded the company, as official company communications. It is illegal to threaten to take away pay or benefits from workers if they are found to be organizing a union.

In their decision, the NLRB ordered Tesla to offer Ortiz his job back and compensate him for lost earnings, benefits, and any adverse tax consequences that resulted from his firing. Tesla is also required to revise their confidentiality agreements that are given to employees to take out a section that bars workers from speaking to the media without explicit written permission from the company. National labor law protects employees when they speak with the media about working conditions, labor disputes, or other terms and conditions of employment, the NLRB noted.

The NLRB is also requiring Tesla to post notices nationwide and hold meetings at their main US car plant in Freemont to inform workers of their protected rights. At these meetings, Musk or a board agent in the presence of Musk, will have to read the notice to workers, including security guards, managers, and supervisors.

The decision from the NLRB was largely in line with a similar decision against Tesla by an administrative judge in September of 2019. Tesla decided to fight the administrative judges decision and bring it all the way to the full board.

This is a great victory for workers who have the courage to stand up and organize in a system that is currently stacked heavily in favor of employers like Tesla who have no qualms about violating the law, said UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada, Director of the UAW Organizing Department. While we celebrate the justice in todays ruling, it nevertheless highlights the substantial flaws in US labor law. Here is a company that clearly broke the law and yet it is three years down the road before these workers achieved a modicum of justice.

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Unions do nothing but protect the lazy.

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DocDelicious posted...

Unions do nothing but protect the lazy.

hell yeah. workers shouldnt have decent working conditions ever. slaves 4eva. bow down to the man. Donald Trump rulz

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lol owned

DocDelicious posted...

Unions do nothing but protect the lazy.

Capitalist licker detected.

Oh no daddy musk

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Humble_Novice posted...

Capitalist licker detected.

Well I am for unions myself, but he isnt wrong. Many union workers are typically milking jobs, with less productivity than your average worker in said field

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After all the stories I heard about him years ago, this comes as no surprise.

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DocDelicious posted...

Unions do nothing but protect the lazy.

you are literally brainwashed. you may as well argue that corporations should be allowed to have slaves

Unions can be great but they are not necessarily so. It is the police union that protects officers from culpability, after all.

Anyway this is not that situation. Fuck Musk.

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I don't think you'll find many pro union people in 2021 in favor of police unions.

DocDelicious posted...

Unions do nothing but protect the lazy.

I think you're confused. Unions actually make things much harder for capitalists.

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