The United Auto Employees has filed separate federal labor fees towards Donald Trump and Elon Musk after feedback the 2 made throughout their predictably disastrous interview on X, on Monday night time. In a press release, the UAW described the 2 as attempting to “threaten and intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.”
The UAW, who has already endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, pointed to at least one part of the Trump/Musk megalomaniac occasion, the place Trump complimented Musk on his enterprise practices.
“I mean, I look at what you do. You walk in, you say, You want to quit? They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.”
It’s towards the legislation to fireplace staff merely for taking part in protected labor-organizing actions, which embody strikes. It’s equally towards the legislation to threaten staff with lack of work for partaking in any of those protected actions.
Unions by and huge have consolidated behind the Democratic ticket. The AFL-CIO, which represents 60 unions and 12.5 million staff, unanimously endorsed Harris in July. The Nationwide Schooling Affiliation and the American Federation of Academics—the 2 largest lecturers unions in the US—have additionally endorsed Harris; their endorsements had been seemingly strengthened by Trump’s boast to Musk that he would “close up the Department of Education” if he had been to develop into president.
Trump and Musk’s histories of unhealthy labor practices are legendary however not distinctive amongst billionaire businessmen, and it’s the purpose that the checklist of unions supporting Harris and Sen. Tim Walz over Trump and his billionaire class additionally embody:
The Teamsters union stays the one main holdout, particularly after President Sean O’Brien’s extremely criticized look on the Republican Nationwide Conference. The union has but to endorse a candidate for president and its membership will be voting on the matter.
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