UAW president Shawn Fain called the Republican senator's remarks 'just another example of how the employer class abuses the working class in America.'
, argues that Scott unlawfully "threatened employees with adverse consequences if they engage in protected, concerted activity" by declaring, "You strike, you're fired."during a campaign event in Iowa, where he invoked former President Ronald Reagan's termination of more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers—who, unlike the striking autoworkers, were federal employees.
"I think Ronald Reagan gave us a great example when federal employees decided they were going to strike," said Scott, who proceeded to bash the UAW's demands for better pay and benefits and a shorter workweek.that it is illegal for employers to "interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise" of collective bargaining rights.
"In addition to being a senator representing the state of South Carolina, Scott is running for president, making him an employer as well," Boguslaw noted. "The premise of the complaint is that Scott's comments could be construed as a direct threat against his campaign staffers, whose right to strike is enshrined in federal law."on social media that Scott's comments were "just another example of how the employer class abuses the working class in America.
"Employers willfully violate labor law with little to no repercussions," Fain added. "Time for more stringent laws to protect workers' rights!!"The UAW's complaint against Scott came hours before the union's
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