SpaceX illegally fired workers critical of Musk: NLRB
Posted On: Jan. 3, 2024 4:54 PM CST
(Reuters) — The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday accused rocket and satellite maker SpaceX of unlawfully firing eight employees for circulating a letter calling founder and CEO Elon Musk a “distraction and embarrassment.”
A regional NLRB official issued a complaint claiming SpaceX violated the workers' rights under federal labor law to band together and advocate for better working conditions, according to a spokeswoman for the agency.
The letter sent to SpaceX executives in June 2022 focused on a series of tweets Mr. Musk had made since 2020, many of which were sexually suggestive. The employees claimed Mr. Musk's statements did not align with the company's policies on diversity and workplace misconduct and called on SpaceX to condemn them.