"Donald Trump is already receiving pushback after threatening striking workers in his trainwreck interview with #ElonMusk.
“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “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, &you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’”
In response, the United Auto Workers on Tuesday morning filed federal labor charges against Trump & Musk, calling the two “disgraced billionaires.”
The UAW accused them of “illegal attempts to threaten & intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.”
“When we say Donald #Trump is a #scab, this is what we mean. Trump sta
... Show more..."Donald Trump is already receiving pushback after threatening striking workers in his trainwreck interview with #ElonMusk.
“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “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, &you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’”
In response, the United Auto Workers on Tuesday morning filed federal labor charges against Trump & Musk, calling the two “disgraced billionaires.”
The UAW accused them of “illegal attempts to threaten & intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.”
“When we say Donald #Trump is a #scab, this is what we mean. Trump stands against everything our union stands for,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.
Under federal law, workers cannot be fired for going on strike. Threatening to do so is illegal under the Natl. Labor Relations Act." https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-musk-payback-threatening-striking-155307809.html
