Several employees at a Tesla facility in Buffalo, New York, have been fired the day after they announced a union drive, leading to claims of retaliation and condemnation from one of New York's senators.
Tesla Workers United said in a statement Thursday that workers received an email around 7 p.m. on Wednesday which told them of a new policy that prohibits them from recording workplace meetings without all participants' permission. TWU said that the policy violates federal labor law and flouts New York's one-party consent law to record conversations.
In the complaint, the group lists the names of several employees who were part of the factory's autopilot department, who were fired. The group said it believes Tesla"terminated these individuals in retaliation for union activity and to discourage union activity." It is asking the NLRB for injunctive relief"to prevent irreparable destruction of employee rights resulting from Tesla's unlawful conduct.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat, condemned Tesla's actions."This must be investigated immediately — and I will be watching this case closely," she said on Twitter. As part of union organizing efforts, the Tesla Workers United organizing committee said in a letter to managementthat employees are seeking a voice on the job at the plant in Buffalo and want to"build an even more collaborative environment that will strengthen the company."
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