UAW Statement on Labor Board Ruling Against Tesla
Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in the first of the two Tesla cases before it. The Court upheld the NLRB’s rulings (1) that Musk’s tweets were unlawful threats, rejecting Tesla’s First Amendment arguments, and (2) that Tesla had unlawfully fired Richard Ortiz for exercising his rights to organize a union.
UAW Statement on NLRB Decision Regarding Tesla
In a major decision issued on August 29, the National Labor Relations Board found Tesla to have violated the law by restricting employees’ right to wear union t-shirts at work. The decision orders Tesla to cease and desist from maintaining and enforcing a work attire policy that prohibits employees from wearing black union shirts, to rescind
Is This the Best Tesla Deal this Texas County Could Reach? The Austin Community Deserves More.
In Austin, Texas today, the Travis County Commission takes a key vote on whether to make sure public funds going to TESLA for a new plant require good-paying jobs with adequate health and safety assurances. Let’s hold TESLA to its promises: Or click here:
NLRB finds merit to charges filed against Tesla, issues complaint and sets trial date for June 11
Complaint supports workers’ charges that Tesla’s harassment, intimidation and biased terminations violated their rights Oakland, CA – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has handed down a complaint against Tesla, finding merit to a series of charges that were filed against the company over the past several months. Charges range from terminating employees in retaliation
UAW Files Charges Against Tesla on Behalf of Unfairly Terminated Workers
The filing lays out six charges that range from intimidation and harassment to the unfair termination of employees to discourage protected, concerted activity. Oakland, Ca. – The International Union, UAW filed unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against Tesla, Inc. yesterday afternoon at the National Labor Relations Board’s Oakland office. The filing, which is attached, lays
NLRB Issues Complaint Against Tesla
Complaint supports workers’ charges that Tesla’s conduct and confidentiality agreement violate their rights Oakland, CA – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed down a complaint today (attached) that supports allegations made by Tesla workers in an April unfair labor practice charge that the company violated their rights. The NLRB found merit to allegations by workers that the company had violated
Frontline Tesla Workers Send Letter to Independent Board Members Requesting Safety Data, Transparency on Pay, and Neutrality
Frontline Tesla Workers Send Letter to Independent Board Members Requesting Safety Data, Transparency on Pay, and Neutrality Fremont, Ca – A group of Tesla workers sent an open letter to the independent members of Tesla’s Board of Directors on Monday, in which they formally requested access to the company’s safety plan, clarity on compensation and neutrality
Report by Worksafe: Internal Tesla Data shows injury rates at Fremont facility are significantly higher than the national average
A report released today by Worksafe, a California nonprofit that advocates for better health and safety protections for workers, shows that Tesla’s own internal data demonstrates annual injury rates at its Fremont plant have consistently exceeded industry averages. For example, in 2015—the last year for which industry-wide comparative data is available—Tesla’s overall injury rate in
Guardian: Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress: ‘Everything feels like the future but us’
“You can make it through Monday,” Michael Sanchez a Tesla worker told the Guardian. “You can make it through Tuesday. Come Wednesday, you start to feel something. Thursday is pain. Friday is agonizing. Saturday you’re just making it through the day.” Read more on www.theguardian.com >>>