{"id":592950,"date":"2023-01-01T05:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/tesla-broke-labor-laws-by-telling-workers-not-to-discuss-pay-nlrb-claims\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T05:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T11:49:54","slug":"tesla-broke-labor-laws-by-telling-workers-not-to-discuss-pay-nlrb-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/tesla-broke-labor-laws-by-telling-workers-not-to-discuss-pay-nlrb-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla broke labor laws by telling workers not to discuss pay, NLRB claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"content\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Tesla broke labor laws by telling workers not to discuss pay, NLRB claims<\/h2>\n<p><span><span> \/ <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The NLRB alleges Tesla told employees at its Orlando, Florida location not to talk about pay with other employees or to complain to managers about working conditions.<\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2022-12-31T21:17:39.814Z\"> Dec 31, 2022, 9:17 PM UTC<\/time><span>|<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Share this story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure><span><span><\/span><img alt=\"This is a stock image of the Tesla logo spelled out in red with a white shape forming around it and a tilted and zoomed red Tesla T logo behind it.\"   src=\"https:\/\/duet-cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/0x0:2040x1360\/2400x1600\/filters:focal(1020x680:1021x681):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23986647\/acastro_STK086_02.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><cite>Illustration by Alex Castro \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Tesla\u2019s accused of violating national labor laws by allegedly telling employees at its Orlando, Florida location not to talk about pay and working conditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-30\/tesla-tsla-illegally-silenced-florida-workers-about-pay-nlrb-alleges?sref=ExbtjcSG\">as first reported by <em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23559667-tesla-nlrb-complaint?responsive=1&#038;title=1\">a complaint filed in September<\/a>, the National Labor Relations Board\u2019s (NLRB) regional director in Tampa claims Telsa \u201ctold employees not to complain to higher level managers about their pay or other conditions of employment\u201d and said \u201cnot to discuss their pay with other persons.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The complaint goes on to accuse Tesla of instructing employees not to discuss the hiring, suspension, or termination of employees with others. These incidents occurred from December 2021 to January 2022, the complaint alleges, and violates laws that prevent companies from \u201cinterfering with, restraining and coercing employees in the exercise of rights guaranteed\u201d by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/about-nlrb\/rights-we-protect\/the-law\/interfering-with-employee-rights-section-7-8a1#:~:text=It%20is%20unlawful%20for%20an,they%20forget%20about%20the%20union.\">NLRB Act<\/a>. In a statement to <em>Bloomberg<\/em>, NLRB spokesperson Kayla Blado says a judge will hear the arguments laid out by the complaint during a February hearing.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The NLRB has waged numerous complaints against Tesla in the past. In August, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/29\/23327765\/tesla-nlrb-ruling-union-busting-black-shirt-policy\">NLRB ruled that Tesla\u2019s dress code policy is unlawful<\/a> for banning clothing with union logos. The agency also forced CEO <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/3\/25\/22351157\/tesla-elon-musk-delete-anti-union-tweet-national-labor-relations-board\">Elon Musk to delete an anti-union tweet in 2021<\/a> (which <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/998454539941367808?s=20&#038;t=6O5LHRaBGdMo9taYsNMtQg\">still remains online<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-02-03\/musk-faces-reckoning-over-old-tweet-in-labor-violation-dispute?sref=ExbtjcSG\">Tesla appeals the decision<\/a>) and ruled that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/25\/business\/musk-labor-board.html\">firing of union activist Richard Ortiz was illegal<\/a> at the same time. Additionally, two California-based Tesla employees filed complaints with the NLRB earlier this month over claims the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/12\/19\/23516889\/tesla-elon-musk-employee-fired-letter-criticize-nlrb\">company illegally fired them for criticizing Musk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/12\/31\/23533743\/tesla-florida-workers-pay-working-conditions-nlrb\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Emma Roth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla broke labor laws by telling workers not to discuss pay, NLRB claims \/ The NLRB alleges Tesla told employees at its Orlando, Florida location not to talk about pay with other employees or to complain to managers about working conditions. 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