March 14, 2024
Recent Supreme Court justices’ rulings – from affirmative action to reproductive rights – are part of a long, far-right checklist meant to destroy democracy. And it’s not just politicians at the helm of this strategy. During the State of the Union last week, President Biden asked the Supreme Court justices… Read More»
Tags: Amazon, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, NLRB, SCOTUS, Trader Joe's
March 6, 2024
Background: Attacks on joint-employer standards are attacks on low-wage workers and their ability to organize. Wealthy CEOs, their lobbyists, and politicians on the right have attacked joint-employer standards for decades. During the 1980s, a conservative National Labor Relations Board whittled the definition of joint-employer status to benefit corporations and dissolve… Read More»
Tags: congress, Elon Musk, house of representatives, Jeff Bezos, NLRA, NLRB, Trader Joe's, US Senate
February 23, 2024
Summary: Not satisfied with amplifying election disinformation, monopolizing the online shopping industry, and widespread union-busting, billionaires are uniting to destroy the National Labor Relations Board. Jeff Bezos has joined Trader Joe’s CEO Bryan Palbaum and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in attacking a New Deal-era institution meant to protect workers and… Read More»
Tags: Amazon, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, NLRB, SpaceX, Trader Joe's, union busting
June 16, 2017
In 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced plans to manufacture the Model 3. The sedan is Tesla’s first foray into engineering an electric vehicle for the mainstream automobile market. Consumers who marveled at the company’s ingenuity fell for the opportunity to drive a Tesla at its $35,000 introductory price: Tesla… Read More»
Tags: Elon Musk, Tesla, UAW, union organizing, unionbusting, United Auto Workers, workplace safety