Lawsuits and complaints have been piling up as Tesla refuses to guarantee their workers protection from injuries, discrimination, and unlawful firings. A Tesla spokesperson said in a statement that the Palo Alto, Calif., company takes “any and every form of discrimination or harassment extremely seriously”… Really? If Tesla did take these allegations into consideration, […]
Read MoreCommunity joins workers to protest unjust firings at Tesla
Tesla’s recent firing spree raises more serious questions about the company’s treatment of its workers. Today at the Tesla plant in Fremont, workers, elected officials, members of community groups and many more rallied inside the showroom of the facility to ask the company to reinstate every worker who was fired without just cause in the recent round of terminations.
Read MoreAm I wearing pants?
It was Monday of the last week of the legislative year. Just like every time I walk into the state Capitol I wonder, am I wearing pants? I always check myself as I walk in the front doors of the building.
Read MoreTesla workers fight for workplace safety ahead of “Production Hell”
Earlier this month, CEO Elon Musk boasted about Tesla’s plans to sell the new Model 3 to a half a million customers. He said Tesla would go through “production hell” to complete these orders. “Production hell” in the c-suite looks very different than “production hell” on the factory floor, where rate of injury is 31% higher than the industry average according to a Worksafe report this year. The report also showed the rate of serious injuries was DOUBLE the industry average in 2015.
Read MoreTesla’s Working Conditions Are Anything But Innovative
In 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced plans to manufacture the Model 3. The sedan is Tesla’s first foray into engineering an electric vehicle for the mainstream automobile market. Consumers who marveled at the company’s ingenuity fell for the opportunity to drive a Tesla at its $35,000 introductory price: Tesla received more than 400,000 preorders for the Model 3.
Read MoreTesla Workers Subject to Unsafe Work Environment, New Report Finds
There’s nothing more important on the job than safety. No one should go to work putting themselves at risk of serious injury unnecessarily. Yet, at the Tesla factory in Fremont, that’s exactly what’s happening every day.
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