The underlying subtext here seems to be that the UAW would really love to unionize the Tesla Fremont plant and they believe they've found their opening. Firing a few hundred people out of 10,000 is not a significant percentage but talking about it the right way can rile people up. Seems like much ado about nothing to me.
On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > [ref > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Tesla-boned-axed-sacked-400-700-employees-engineers-managers-factory-workers-tp4688229.html > (Tesla sacked 400+ employees) > ] > > https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/10/24/tesla-employees-protest-mass-firings-at-fremont.html > Tesla employees protest mass firings at Fremont factory > Oct 24, 2017 Jennifer Elias > > [images > https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10667230/teslaprotest1*1200xx4032-2268-0-378.jpg > Employees protested Tesla's mass firings, which the company claimed were a > result of routine performance reviews Former Tesla workers protest at the > company's Fremont facility > > https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10667315/tesla3*480xx3024-4032-0-0.jpg > Jonathan Galescu, a Tesla worker, brought his family and told the crowd to > stand up for what they believe in > ] > > Employees protested Tesla's mass firings, which the company claimed were a > result of routine performance reviews. > > Tesla workers and community members rallied Tuesday at Tesla's Fremont > factory claiming employees were unfairly fired in droves. > > Employees were seen outside the facility carrying signs that read "Cars > don't build themselves" and "Driving a fair future" one week after a number > of Tesla employees said the dismissal of hundreds of workers were not > performance-related firings but actually layoffs in disguise, a claim the > Palo Alto-based company strongly disputes. > > Among the speakers at the rally were Alameda County Supervisor Richard > Valle, Maria Noel Fernandez who works for nonprofit Silicon Valley Rising, > Alameda Labor Council members and former employees. The rally was organized > by the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural > Implement Workers of America (UAW). > > People also rallied inside the showroom of Tesla’s Fremont facility, the UAW > stated in an email to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. > > Earlier this month, Tesla confirmed that it had given notice to several > hundred employees, but said it was part of company-wide annual performance > reviews and that it was still hiring for positions. The workers affected by > the cuts were mostly people in administrative and sales positions, the > company said. > > Former Tesla employee Mike Williams said he was fired despite his recent > performance reviews stating he was “consistently strong,” according to UAW. > "After working hard for this company for five years, I was fired without any > explanation... I do not believe I was fired for performance." > > “Today, we are calling on Tesla, a major employer in our county, to consider > the impact that firing hundreds of people has on our community,” Valle > reportedly told the crowd, according to a UAW press release. “We are > concerned that workers who raised their voices are among those fired, and we > believe they should be reinstated.” > > A Tesla spokesperson sent the following response via an emailed statement to > the Silicon Valley Business Journal on Tuesday: > > "At Tesla, we strive to be a fair and just company, the only kind worth > being. No one at Tesla has ever or will ever have any action taken against > them based on their feelings on unionization. Some employees recently left > Tesla, but what has not been reported is that a much larger number — 17% of > our employees — were promoted, and almost half of those promotions were > within our factory in Fremont. We are a company where people can be promoted > as quickly as their talents and work allow. It is not unexpected that union > supporters would protest any decision we make, including this one, and we > respect their right to do so.” > > Tesla has 33,000 employees worldwide, including 10,000 at its Fremont > electric car factory. The company is rushing to get its much-anticipated > Model 3 vehicle off the production line. > Jonathan Galescu, a Tesla worker, brought his family and told the crowd to > stand up for what they believe in. > [© 2017 American City Business Journals] > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
