UAW information labor fees towards Elon Musk and Donald Trump for alleged union-busting discuss

At one level within the interview, Trump praised Musk’s response to putting staff. He known as Musk “the best cutter,” referring to the widespread layoffs the billionaire has issued at Tesla and Twitter.

“I imply, I take a look at what you do,” Trump advised Musk. “You stroll in, you say, ‘You need to stop?’ They go on strike, I received’t point out the title of the corporate, however they go on strike and also you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, each one in every of you is gone.’”

Underneath federal labor legal guidelines, it’s unlawful to fireplace staff who take part — or threaten to take part — in a protected strike. The UAW represents greater than 400,000 staff within the automotive, aerospace, and agricultural industries in North America.

The union just lately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and her operating mate Tim Walz within the 2024 presidential race, after beforehand endorsing President Joe Biden. Final 12 months, the UAW additionally launched organizing campaigns at a number of automakers, together with Tesla.

“Donald Trump will at all times facet towards staff standing up for themselves, and he’ll at all times facet with billionaires like Elon Musk, who’s contributing $45 million a month to a Tremendous PAC to get him elected,” UAW President Shawn Fain says in an announcement. “Each Trump and Musk need working class folks to sit down down and shut up, they usually chortle about it brazenly.”

The federal labor cost is simply one of many issues that got here out of Musk and Trump’s two-hour interview on X, which acquired off to a tough begin because of some technical points.