One day after employees at a Tesla plant in Buffalo, New York, announced a unionization drive, the company fired dozens of the workers at the factory, including at least one union organizer.
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’s company fired dozens of the workers at the factory, including at least one union organizer, Bloomberg . “I feel blindsided, I got COVID and was out of the office, then I had to take a bereavement leave. I returned to work, was told I was exceeding expectations, and then Wednesday came along,”a Tesla Workers United member who was among those fired, said in a statement. “I strongly feel this is in retaliation to the committee announcement, and it’s shameful.”
Organizers revealed the firings in a “charge against employer” filing to the National Labor Relations Board,Tesla “terminated these individuals in retaliation for union activity and to discourage union activity,” read the Wednesday filing, which calls for the board to block the dismissals. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.an organizing committee member who is still employed at the Buffalo plant, said the firings were designed to stymie unionization efforts.
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