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The timing of press articles was _entirely_ up to the people claiming to want to unionize. They most likely knew layoffs were coming, announced they wanted to u
by brandonagr2 4y ago
The timing of press articles was _entirely_ up to the people claiming to want to unionize. They most likely knew layoffs were coming, announced they wanted to unionize, then when layoff happened (which would likely have happened without the unionization announcement) accused Tesla of union busting.
- vidarh 4y agoAccording to this article, Tesla terminated employees one day after the unionisation campaign was announced. As such, even if the layouts had been planned beforehand, it was entirely Tesla's choice to still go ahead, knowing the impression it'd create. If Tesla didn't intend this to be a union-busting move, the smart move would be to delay. For that reason, coupled with the fact they've been found to illegally fire staff over unionisation efforts before [1] it's very hard to give them any benefit of the doubt. Either it's intentional, or Tesla are being idiots. Or both. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/business/musk-labor-board.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/business/musk-labor-board...
- mwint 4y agoThe alternative is that anyone can make themselves unfirable by claiming to be making a unionization attempt. That’s a worse outcome than some optics.
- vidarh 4y agoThe alternative for Tesla would be to not put themselves in a situation where firings like this look inherently suspect because they have a history of attempted union busting, including by illegally firing people.