U.S. labor board dismisses claim Tesla fired dozens in retaliation for union drive
1 year ago

U.S. labor board dismisses claim Tesla fired dozens in retaliation for union drive

LA Times  

Tesla, the world’s most valuable automaker, represents an enticing but elusive target for organized labor. A regional director for the U.S. National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a case against Tesla filed by the Workers United union in February, Kayla Blado, a spokesperson for the agency, said by email Monday. Workers United had said Tesla fired a group of employees in Buffalo, N.Y., working on the carmaker’s Autopilot feature the day after some workers announced a union campaign. “I think when the general counsel’s office digs into the case then they’ll see that it’s a clear pattern of retaliation against a unionizing group of workers and clearly a violation of labor law,” said Jaz Brisack, the organizing director of Workers United’s New York chapter. During past union efforts by the United Auto Workers at the company’s plant in Fremont, Calif., the NLRB ruled that Tesla illegally fired an activist and Musk threatened workers on social media.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX illegally fired workers who criticized him, NLRB alleges
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX illegally fired workers who criticized him, NLRB alleges

LA Times  

The National Labor Relations Board alleges SpaceX illegally fired and retaliated against workers who signed a letter criticizing CEO Elon Musk. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against SpaceX on Wednesday, alleging that the company illegally interrogated, surveilled and retaliated against workers, agency spokesperson Kayla Blado said in an email. The NLRB’s complaint alleges …

Tesla beats claim that it fired factory workers amid union campaign
1 year ago

Tesla beats claim that it fired factory workers amid union campaign

The Hindu  

A US labor board has dismissed claims that Tesla Inc illegally fired employees working on Autopilot software at a New York factory to put an end to union organizing. A National Labor Relations Board regional official on Friday tossed out a complaint filed in February by Workers United, a union seeking to organize workers at Tesla's Buffalo, New York "gigafactory." …

US agency sues Tesla over alleged harassment of Black factory workers
1 year, 2 months ago

US agency sues Tesla over alleged harassment of Black factory workers

Live Mint  

A civil rights agency in the United States has filed a lawsuit against Tesla Inc. According to the lawsuit filed by the EEOC, Tesla has neglected to properly investigate complaints regarding racist behaviour and has taken actions such as terminating or retaliating against employees who reported harassment. This lawsuit introduces federal charges in addition to the discrimination claims brought by …

Tesla sued for ‘widespread and ongoing’ racial harassment at California plant
1 year, 2 months ago

Tesla sued for ‘widespread and ongoing’ racial harassment at California plant

LA Times  

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Tesla Inc. for “widespread and ongoing” racial harassment of its Black employees and for retaliating against workers who spoke out about the problem, the federal agency announced Thursday. Since at least 2015, “Black employees at Tesla’s Fremont, California, manufacturing facilities have routinely endured racial abuse, pervasive stereotyping, and hostility as well as epithets,” the …

Elon Musk's Tesla denies ‘retaliatory firing’ for union campaign by employees
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk's Tesla denies ‘retaliatory firing’ for union campaign by employees

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk’s Tesla has rejected claims of firing workers who attempted to create a union in New York State. Earlier this week, workers at Tesla’s Buffalo plant said they planned to form a union with Workers United Upstate New York. The Autopilot facility employees alleged that the workers were terminated after a mail was sent to Musk detailing the union …

I got COVID, was out office and now…: Elon Musk’s Tesla fires several employees
1 year, 10 months ago

I got COVID, was out office and now…: Elon Musk’s Tesla fires several employees

Live Mint  

Elon Musk's Tesla has fired several employees in its Buffalo's gigafactory for launching union organizing efforts two days ago. Tesla Workers United cited, the policy violates federal labor law and flouts New York’s one-party consent law to record conversations. TWU said that the firings were unacceptable and that the expectations placed on Tesla workers are “unfair, unattainable, ambiguous and ever …

Tesla fires employees in retaliation to union campaign: complaint
1 year, 10 months ago

Tesla fires employees in retaliation to union campaign: complaint

Live Mint  

Tesla Inc on Wednesday laid off dozens of employees from its Autopilot department at its Buffalo plant in New York, a day after workers launched a campaign to form a union, according to a complaint filed with a government agency. Earlier this week, Tesla workers in New York said they will unionize with Workers United Upstate New York, which would …

Tesla workers fired after union push at New York plant, complaint alleges
1 year, 10 months ago

Tesla workers fired after union push at New York plant, complaint alleges

LA Times  

Tesla Gigafactory 2 is shown March 18, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Several employees at the factory have been fired after launching union organizing efforts two days ago, according to Tesla Workers United. Several employees at a Tesla factory in New York have been fired a day after launching union organizing efforts, according to Tesla Workers United. “I strongly feel this …

Tesla moves to push lawsuit over mass layoffs out of court
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla moves to push lawsuit over mass layoffs out of court

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc on Thursday asked a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the electric car maker violated federal law by laying off hundreds of workers without advance notice. Even if the case remained in court, it should be dismissed because the company was merely “right-sizing” by firing poorly performing workers and not engaging in layoffs that require advance notice, …

Tesla job cuts continue, 229 employees from Autopilot team fired
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla job cuts continue, 229 employees from Autopilot team fired

India Today  

In its latest spree of layoffs, Tesla confirmed that it will fire 229 more of its employees working from the San Mateo, California office. The San Mateo, California office had about 276 workers, and according to a TechCrunch report, the remaining 47 workers may be sent to work in Tesla’s Buffalo Autopilot office. The workers who were fired were mostly …

Tesla fires 229 employees from Autopilot team, shuts office
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla fires 229 employees from Autopilot team, shuts office

India TV News  

Highlights Most of the workers were in moderately low-skilled, low-wage jobs Tesla employs more than 1,00,000 people across its facilities A team of lawyers representing former Tesla employees have sought emergency protection Tesla has laid off 229 annotation employees from its Autopilot team and closed one of its offices in the United States. "Most of the workers were in moderately …

Tesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racism against Black workers
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racism against Black workers

Al Jazeera  

Some plaintiffs were assigned to the most physically demanding posts or passed over for promotion, the lawsuit said. Fifteen Black former or current employees at Tesla filed a lawsuit against the electric-car maker on Thursday, alleging they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment at its factories. The workers said they were subjected to offensive racist comments and behaviour by …

Tesla sued by former employees over ‘mass layoff’
2 years, 6 months ago

Tesla sued by former employees over ‘mass layoff’

The Hindu  

Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a "mass layoff" violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of the job cuts. They are seeking class action status for all former Tesla employees throughout the United States who were laid off in May or …

Tesla violated federal law by laying off workers without warning, lawsuit says
2 years, 6 months ago

Tesla violated federal law by laying off workers without warning, lawsuit says

LA Times  

Tesla Inc. was sued by some former employees who claim the company’s decision to lay off about 10% of its workforce violated federal law by failing to provide the required advance notice for the job cuts. Two workers fired this month from Tesla’s battery factory near Reno allege the company didn’t comply with the 60-day notification requirement under the Worker …

Horrific allegations of racism prompt California lawsuit against Tesla
2 years, 10 months ago

Horrific allegations of racism prompt California lawsuit against Tesla

LA Times  

Black workers at Tesla’s Fremont, Calif. factory were relegated to difficult physical jobs such as scrubbing floors on their hands and knees, a lawsuit alleges. Tesla segregated Black workers into separate areas that its employees referred to as “porch monkey stations,” “the dark side,” “the slave ship” and “the plantation,” the lawsuit alleges. The state’s lawsuit suggests the relocation to …

California says it’s suing Tesla for ‘severe’ racism at factory
2 years, 10 months ago

California says it’s suing Tesla for ‘severe’ racism at factory

Al Jazeera  

Tesla in a February 8 blog post asked the court to pause the case and take other steps to ensure that facts will be heard. California’s civil rights regulator said it’s suing Tesla Inc. for racial discrimination after finding widespread harassment of Black workers at the electric car-maker’s factory near San Francisco. The state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing …

Tesla broke law with Musk’s tweet threat, labor regulator rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Tesla broke law with Musk’s tweet threat, labor regulator rules

LA Times  

Elon Musk, seen here at a news conference in Cape Canaveral, Fla., must delete a tweet he wrote urging workers not to unionize, a federal labor regulator has ruled. Tesla Inc. repeatedly violated U.S. labor law, including by firing a union activist, and must make Chief Executive Elon Musk delete a threatening tweet from his account, the National Labor Relations …

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