Tesla allegedly dismisses New York employees following a unionisation drive

At the Tesla Gigafactory Plant in Buffalo, New York, union activists assert that the business fired scores of employees on Wednesday, February 15. This supposedly occurred just one day after hearing the news that workers had begun a union drive. Around a thousand employees at Tesla's Gigafactory in New York, where data is annotated for the company's Autopilot and autonomous driving programs, have announced their willingness to organize a union. Other reports claim that the campaign was started by data labelers who seek better pay, employment stability, and less workplace monitoring. The campaign is supported by Workers United, a well-known organization that has unionized workers at numerous Starbucks locations. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image credit- WorldNewsEra[/caption] The unionization drive will target the 1,000 production staff members at Buffalo's Gigafactory New York. Following the start of the unionization effort on Tuesday, February 14, the Workers Union filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) saying that Tesla had fired hundreds of employees at the site. Those participating in the unionization effort were among those fired. According to a Bloomberg story, the union asked the NLRB to ask a federal judge for an injunction to prevent Tesla's illegal conduct from permanently harming employee rights. In response to the abrupt firing, Workers United activist Jaz Brisack, who is supporting the Tesla union drive at Giga New York, made a statement. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="842"] Image credit- Business Insider[/caption] Arian Berek stated that the dismissal of a Tesla employee and one of the organizers on Wednesday utterly caught them off, guard. "I had COVID, left the office, and then had to go on bereavement leave. When I got back to work, I was informed I was doing better than expected, and then Wednesday arrived." The union activists at Gigafactory New York claim that they support the cause even though they think the firings were unfair. Also read: No, Tesla Cybertruck production will not be delayed any further It's not the first time Tesla has run into trouble with the NLRB over the firing of workers in conjunction with union activities. The NLRB found that Tesla had violated labor laws by firing a worker for what the corporation said was union support in March 2021, when CEO Elon Musk tweeted that unionized workers would lose their stock options as part of their incentive package.