Elon Musk dares union to hold vote at Tesla factory after Biden’s pro-labor speech

Key Facts

• Maja Hitij | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk challenged the United Auto Workers to try and organize employees at his company’s plant in Fremont, California, and stepped up his attacks on the Biden administration’s policies.
• The Detroit-based union is under federal oversight through a court-approved monitor as part of a settlement between the UAW and the government following a multiyear corruption probe that sent 15 people to prison, including two recent UAW presidents and three Fiat Chrysler executives.
• Brian Rothenberg, a UAW spokesman, declined to comment on Musk’s tweets but noted that Tesla has appealed the NLRB ruling asking the company to “comply with basic organizing rights.”
• The burgeoning EV market presents a challenge to the UAW, which found in a 2018 study that Detroit automakers transitioning to electric could cost the union tens of thousands of jobs.

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