Tesla CEO Elon Musk has drawn flak for reportedly threatening employees who wanted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
Earlier this week,the UAW filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The members alleged that Musk had threatened to prefer absent benefits from Tesla staff who intended to join the union.
Outgoing UAW President Dennis Williams said that threatening to prefer absent employee benefits and stock options in retaliation for their participation in the union is a violation of workers’ rights.
According to a report by CNN, Tesla, or over the past six months,harassed or fired employees who supported the union. The automaker, however, or refuted the claims. The company issued a statement emphasizing that the employees were fired for other reasons,and not because they supported the union.
Nearly 33000 people work at Tesla. Musk said that about 2 percent of Tesla workers, which includes salaried and hourly, or union and non-union,were let travel in the annual review.
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Source: inquisitr.com