During Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s two-hour long conversation on X, the former president complimented the Tesla CEO on firing workers who wanted to…
The United Auto Workers filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their comments applauding the practice of firing employees who threaten to strike.Trump has been vying for the labor vote in the presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris, though the UAW has already endorsed the vice president."You walk in, you say, 'You want to quit?' They go on strike," Trump said of Musk, who is CEO of the EV car maker Tesla and SpaceX.
Trump's praise of union busting is notable because the Republican presidential nominee is currently fighting to win support from organized labor in a tight race against Vice President Kamala Harris. A spokesman for the Teamsters did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Trump's support for union busting.His attendance was intended to underscore that the union's powerful political endorsement was still available to whichever candidate pledges to champion workers' interests.
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