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Space-X wants to be regulated under the Railway Labor Act? [1] They should be careful of what they ask for. Some anti-union activities such as fussing with the
by Animats 9mo ago
Space-X wants to be regulated under the Railway Labor Act? [1] They should be careful of what they ask for. Some anti-union activities such as fussing with the bargaining unit definition don't apply under the RLA. Space-X is going to end up as a union shop.
Airlines are under the Railway Labor Act because Congress put them there in 1932, and they are almost totally unionized.
[1] https://nmb.gov/NMB_Application/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Railway-Labor-Act-amended-Feb-14-2012.pdf https://nmb.gov/NMB_Application/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/R...
- CGMthrowaway 9mo agoPretty sure Elon believes in 5-10 years when unionization is a threat, most union-type workers will already be Optimus drones anyway
- jahnu 9mo agoPretty sure he doesn’t believe anything of the sort but is coasting from promise to promise to keep the investments rolling in.
- mcmcmc 9mo agoTo be fair he does enough hallucinogens he may actually believe his own bullsit.
- RupertSalt 9mo agoDon't worry. The SpaceX employees will never agree on how to pronounce "unionized".
- Stevvo 9mo agoA Union that can't strike is a union in name only.