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>"Nothing stopping 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? O
by aphextron 6y ago
>"Nothing stopping 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, https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/998454539941367808 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/998454539941367808
This is literally textbook union busting BS. It's been the same line for 200 years.
- loceng 6y agoPrivate companies are allowed to negotiate with unions, no? That's the point of a union - to have an organizational body that allows members to vote. All Elon is saying is that Tesla won't be providing stock options to a union. The union could still strike if they don't get what they want - but this being considered a threat or union busting is akin to a temper tantrum because you don't like that something you're currently getting (candy<->stock) then you'll no longer get.
- koheripbal 6y ago> This is literally textbook union busting BS. So any CEO saying that unions aren't wanted is "union busting"? This just seems like watering down the word until it means almost nothing. There was a time when "union busting" meant literally busting striking member's heads.