- Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former president Donald Trump held a two-hour joint convention on X (previously Twitter).
- The UAW says that Musk and Trump used language meant to “threaten and intimidate” employees who plan to strike.
- Underneath federal labor legal guidelines, it’s unlawful to fireside employees who plan to strike.
The United Auto Staff (UAW) is submitting federal labor expenses towards Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former president Donald Trump. Throughout a joint convention on Monday night on the social media platform X (previously Twitter), the UAW mentioned that Musk and Trump used language meant to “threaten and intimidate” employees.
“You are the best cutter,” Trump mentioned to Musk throughout the two-hour dialog. “I take a look at what you do. You stroll in, you say, ‘You wish to give up?’ They go on strike.” Trump continued, “I received’t point out the identify of the corporate, however they go on strike and also you say, ‘That’s okay, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, each considered one of you is gone.'”
The UAW notes that it’s unlawful to fireside employees underneath federal labor legislation whereas it’s also unlawful to threaten employees who plan to strike underneath the Nationwide Labor Relations Act. UAW President Shawn Fain mentioned in a press release that one of these language towards employees is “disgusting, unlawful, and completely predictable from these two clowns.”
The UAW and President Shawn Fain have been essential of Trump lately. Fain famous in a video on Monday that, “Donald Trump is all speak, however Kamala Harris has delivered for auto employees.” In that very same video, the UAW endorsed Kamala Harris for President of america.
