The National Labor Relations Board has accused SpaceX of illegally firing multiple employees for criticizing founder and CEO Elon Musk, according to a complaint filed Wednesday. There is.
Formal complaintobtained by space newsalleges that SpaceX illegally fired eight former employees in June 2022 for circulating an open letter asking spaceflight companies to distance themselves from Mr. Musk.
“Elon's behavior in public spaces has been a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks,” the letter obtained by the newspaper said. Verge, read. “As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is considered the face of SpaceX. Every tweet he sends is a de facto public statement by the company. Our team and potential It’s important to make his thoughts clear to the talent pool: The message does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values.”
“We publicly address and condemn Elon's harmful behavior on Twitter,” the letter continued. “SpaceX must quickly and clearly separate itself from Elon's personal brand.”
The letter also claimed that the company's policies were inconsistently enforced and called for “equal accountability” from management.
The employees reportedly shared the letter with more than 2,600 other SpaceX employees in an internal Microsoft Teams channel and encouraged colleagues to sign publicly or anonymously.
Several employees were fired after the letter was published. According to the NLRB, the company “tacitly encouraged employees who wished to engage in protected concerted activities to resign” and “tacitly threatened them with termination if they continued to discuss the issues contained in the open letter.”
Former employee Deborah Lawrence said SpaceX had a “toxic culture” where harassment, especially against women, was tolerated. new york post report.
The NLRB accused SpaceX of “obstructing, restraining, and coercing employees from exercising rights guaranteed to them” under federal labor law. The agency is asking the company to conduct training for management and write letters of apology to fired employees. SpaceX could also face harsher penalties, including being required to pay back wages to fired employees.
The NLRB urges the parties to reach a settlement before a hearing scheduled for March. SpaceX has until January 17th to respond to the formal complaint.
SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment, the Post reported.
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It seems to have turned into musk Biden administration targetsthe latest NLRB charges are just one of many complaints and investigations filed against the billionaire's company over the past year.
Elon's mother, Maye Musk, posted on X last month that she was “furious” at President Biden for waging war against her son, Blaze News previously reported.
“His goal is to make this world a better place. @POTUS is trying to stop him. Do you know how furious I am? People in other countries are proud of Elon. “I don't understand the motivations of the president of the United States. Please tell me how angry I am. I should answer,” she said.
May Musk cited the Federal Communications Commission's decision in 2020 to deny Starlink an $885 million award that would have provided high-speed internet service to rural areas in 35 states. I wrote this post in response. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said the award was rejected because Biden said Elon Musk was “worthy of consideration.”
“It doesn't make sense. Starlink is the only company that actually solves rural broadband at scale!” Article posted by Elon Musk X. “They should definitely eliminate the program and give the money back to taxpayers, but they shouldn't be sending money to people who aren't doing their jobs.”
Blaze News previously reported that the Biden administration's Justice Department in August sued SpaceX for refusing to hire refugees and immigrants who had been granted asylum. Musk criticized the lawsuit, calling it “another case in which the Department of Justice is weaponized for political purposes.”
“We need to stop the weaponization of government institutions. This fundamentally undermines public trust in our justice system,” Musk said.
Just a few weeks ago, the European Union announced it was opening an investigation into Mr. Musk's social media platform, X. The EU claims that X is being investigated for spreading “illegal content and disinformation.”
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