Source: Market News
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday again ridiculed the Auto Workers' Federation of America (UAW), saying the UAW stole millions of dollars from workers while Tesla made many millionaires through stock grants.
Musk is commenting on a recent scandal exposed by the Auto Workers' Federation of America in which the former treasurer of a local UAW chapter pleaded to court last week that he had embezzled $2.2 million in union funds.
In response, Musk quipped that UAW's slogan should be: "Fight for the right to embezzle public funds of auto workers." ”
He also wrote: "UAW stole millions of dollars from workers, while Tesla made many workers millionaires (through stock grants)." Subtle but important differences. ”
Musk's attitude toward unions has been cold for years. In 2018, he said on Twitter that if Tesla employees formed a union, they would no longer be eligible for stock options on Tesla. An administrative law judge ruled in 2019 that the tweet violated labor law. Tesla appealed.