Activists were scheduled to rally outside Twitter headquarters Saturday morning to protest owner Elon Musk's layoffs of thousands of Twitter workers.
Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, has let go thousands of Twitter's 7,500 workers after purchasing the company in late 2022 - according to widespread reports, as much as half of Twitter's workforce.
Performers at the event include the Angry Tired Teachers Band, a pro-labor group whose playlists include selections like" Contract Satisfaction." Kong Knight, a muralist and former Hayward high school teacher, will present a painting depicting Musk on a one-way trip to Mars."We think he should comply with the labor laws. He has a history of flagrantly flouting labor laws. He fired 700 Tesla workers who were trying to organize," Zeltzer said.
The suit filed on behalf of Twitter employees in the company's San Francisco and Cambridge, Massachusetts, offices alleges that Musk's plans to lay off the employees are not allowed under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as well as the state's WARN Act. One employee included in the lawsuit says he was notified earlier this week of his termination without prior notice, while others said they were locked out of their accounts.
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