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He also blatantly defied Alameda County covid shutdown orders to reopen a Tesla factory. Tesla promised workers that they could stay home if they didn't feel c

He also blatantly defied Alameda County covid shutdown orders to reopen a Tesla factory. Tesla promised workers that they could stay home if they didn't feel comfortable breaking the law. Workers who stayed home then received termination notices. Hundreds of people who returned to work at Tesla were then sickened by the disease. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/12/hundreds-covid-cases-reported-tesla-plant-following-musks-defiant-reopening-county-data-shows/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/12/hundred...

enriquec 6y ago
That was an unconstitutional order.
kadoban 6y ago
Consumers are for the most part ignorant of or indifferent to worker abuses. "This may kill you" is both an easier story to sell in the media and more compelling to consumers.
ghufran_syed 6y ago
hundreds of people who didn’t work at tesla were also “sickened by the disease” - was there a difference in the rate of infection between tesla workers and other people in the community?
- posterboy 6y ago
  yes. those stayed at home are the ones to compare to.
toast0 6y ago
Honestly, I don't have strong feelings about fighting over the covid shutdown (telling employees they could stay home and then firing them is bad though, and significantly worse than ignoring the county order). IMHO, fighting with the SEC over stupid shit reflects poorly on Elon and the board who refuse to supervise him, but not so much on the company. Fighting with the NTSB has a bad look. Throwing shade on people who died using your product, is also a bad look.
- FredPret 6y ago
  Imagine having - in your job description - the responsibility of supervising Elon Musk. Dear lord.
rebuilder 6y ago
That still falls into the category of "not my problem" for the buyer. They're not likely to catch SARS-CoV-2 from a new Tesla.
aerosmile 6y ago
> Workers who stayed home then received termination notices. 2 people received notices. 10,000 people work at the plant. This might be the single most shockingly and blatantly manipulative article I've read in a long time. Let me list the number of ways that The Post tried to obfuscate the truth. 1. They publish an article in June 2020 titled "Tesla gave workers permission to stay home rather than risk getting covid-19. Then it sent termination notices." The title is entirely disconnected from the body of the article - in the body they specify they are talking about 2 out of 10,000 people, but the title doesn't reflect that even in the slightest. 2. In March 2020, they publish another negative article about Tesla, in which they once again use a more outrageous and misleading language, citing their previous article but not linking to it so that nobody can actually catch the fact that we're talking about 2 out of 10,000 people. Let me remind you that The Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, who is a sworn enemy of Elon Musk. And then the media complains that there's so much push back on their reporting?

enriquec 6y ago

That was an unconstitutional order.

kadoban 6y ago

Consumers are for the most part ignorant of or indifferent to worker abuses. "This may kill you" is both an easier story to sell in the media and more compelling to consumers.

ghufran_syed 6y ago

hundreds of people who didn’t work at tesla were also “sickened by the disease” - was there a difference in the rate of infection between tesla workers and other people in the community?

posterboy 6y ago
yes. those stayed at home are the ones to compare to.

toast0 6y ago

Honestly, I don't have strong feelings about fighting over the covid shutdown (telling employees they could stay home and then firing them is bad though, and significantly worse than ignoring the county order). IMHO, fighting with the SEC over stupid shit reflects poorly on Elon and the board who refuse to supervise him, but not so much on the company. Fighting with the NTSB has a bad look. Throwing shade on people who died using your product, is also a bad look.

FredPret 6y ago
Imagine having - in your job description - the responsibility of supervising Elon Musk. Dear lord.

rebuilder 6y ago

That still falls into the category of "not my problem" for the buyer. They're not likely to catch SARS-CoV-2 from a new Tesla.

aerosmile 6y ago

> Workers who stayed home then received termination notices. 2 people received notices. 10,000 people work at the plant. This might be the single most shockingly and blatantly manipulative article I've read in a long time. Let me list the number of ways that The Post tried to obfuscate the truth. 1. They publish an article in June 2020 titled "Tesla gave workers permission to stay home rather than risk getting covid-19. Then it sent termination notices." The title is entirely disconnected from the body of the article - in the body they specify they are talking about 2 out of 10,000 people, but the title doesn't reflect that even in the slightest. 2. In March 2020, they publish another negative article about Tesla, in which they once again use a more outrageous and misleading language, citing their previous article but not linking to it so that nobody can actually catch the fact that we're talking about 2 out of 10,000 people. Let me remind you that The Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, who is a sworn enemy of Elon Musk. And then the media complains that there's so much push back on their reporting?