Elon Musk in union spat after wrongly calling Tesla worker a paid agitator
by Reuters in San Francisco and Detroit from Technology | The Guardian on (#2C9J2)
Spotlight thrown on long hours and injuries as employee speaks up and United Automobile Workers union saying it has been approached to organise plant
The United Automobile Workers union has said it was approached by workers at the Tesla assembly plant in Fremont, California - rejecting a charge by the Elon Musk that a worker who publicly criticised the company was on the UAW payroll.
The move to organise at the electric car factory shines an unwelcome spotlight on allegations of long hours, mandatory overtime and preventable injuries at a time when Tesla is accelerating production to meet ambitious targets.
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