Tesla is accused of violating U.S. labor laws - company prohibited discussing wages
Tesla is again caught up in a scandal related to violations of labor laws in the United States. The trial will take place next year.
Here's What We Know
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) accuses the company of Elon Musk in violation of labor laws. It is alleged that Tesla prohibited its employees in Orlando, Florida, to discuss work processes.
In addition, the NLRB regional director in Tampa filed a complaint against Tesla back in September. The reason was that the manufacturer forbade employees to discuss wages with people and ordered not to disseminate information about the dismissal of one of the employees. The company also did not allow complaints about working conditions.
This is not the first problem for Elon Musk's company. In 2021, the NLRB found that Tesla violated labor law by firing union activist Richard Ortiz. The agency ordered the company to reinstate him and remove any references to any disciplinary action from his personnel file.
The NLRB ordered Elon Musk to delete one of his Twitter posts. The agency saw it as a threat to strip employees of their stock options if they joined the union. The publication was not deleted because Tesla filed an appeal, and the case is still pending.
Nothing stopping the Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted. But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing? Our safety record is 2X better than when plant was UAW & everybody already gets healthcare.
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 21, 2018
The trial for the new case will take place in February 2023. However, do not wait for the final decision, because Tesla will be able to appeal and the process will take years.
