UAW files charges against Trump, Musk for trying to intimidate workers [View all]
Source: Reuters
August 13, 2024 11:58 AM EDT Updated 4 min ago
DETROIT, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers Union said on Tuesday it has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Donald Trump and Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk over attempts to threaten and intimidate workers. The action came after Musk and Trump held a two-hour conversation on social media platform X on Monday night, during which the two discussed workers walking off the job to go on strike.
"You're the greatest cutter," Trump said during the conversation. "I mean, I look at what you do. You walk in, you just say: 'You want to quit?' They go on strike - I won't mention the name of the company - but they go on strike. And you say: 'That's okay, you're all gone.'"
Under federal law, workers cannot be fired for going on strike, and threatening to do so is illegal under the National Labor Relations Act, the UAW said in a statement.
The UAW has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for U.S. president. She met with union officials and workers last week near Detroit. "Both Trump and Musk want working class people to sit down and shut up, and they laugh about it openly. It’s disgusting, illegal, and totally predictable from these two clowns," UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement on Tuesday.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/uaw-files-labor-charges-against-trump-musk-2024-08-13/
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