UAW Claims Donald Trump And Elon Musk Attempted To “Threaten And Intimidate Workers,” Files Federal Labor Charges

The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) said it has filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, alleging the two attempted to “threaten and intimidate workers.”

“The UAW has filed federal labor charges against disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes,” UAW stated.

The UAW has filed federal labor charges against disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.https://t.co/lbABiKWHaP pic.twitter.com/wXpI74ss95

— UAW (@UAW) August 13, 2024

“When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.

“Both Trump and Musk want working class people to sit down and shut up, and they laugh about it openly. It’s disgusting, illegal, and totally predictable from these two clowns,” he added.

X users criticized UAW in the comments section of its post:

As a UAW member this is ridiculous.

— Justin (@gore_gorejr) August 13, 2024

There is NOTHING disgraceful about either of those 2 men, shame on you!

— Mrs. Costa ‘s America (@syr3n45) August 13, 2024

You all are the disgraced ones. And you’re just butthurt crybabies that Elon’s company is beating the pants off UAW car makers.

Morons.

— n0kx (@n0kx_) August 13, 2024

You people are disgusting. If Harris gets in, you can be sure the UAW will end – gasoline powered cars will be banned, automotive manufacturing plants dismantled, and your workers will be out of jobs. There will be no need for you! Oh, and are you now in the job of election…

— Myfrustration (@CarolNicke35019) August 13, 2024

Per Reuters:

Under federal law, workers cannot be fired for going on strike, and threatening to do so is illegal under the National Labor Relations Act, the UAW said in a statement.

It is unclear whether the NLRB would take action against Trump for his comments, but the UAW jumped on his remarks as it continues to rally behind Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and encourage its nearly 400,000 workers to vote for her over Trump, especially in battleground states like Michigan that could determine who wins the White House in November.

The UAW endorsed Harris at the end of July.

UAW President Shawn Fain and Trump have exchanged barbs in the past.

“This is nothing more than a political HIT JOB on behalf of the Kamala Harris campaign,” journalist Nick Sortor commented.

#BREAKING: The UAW Union has announced they’ve filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and @elonmusk after their Space last night

This is nothing more than a political HIT JOB on behalf of the Kamala Harris campaign.

Good luck, clowns. pic.twitter.com/4V2eM2mvhg

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 13, 2024

“Charges filed by the #UAW against former President #Trump and @elonmusk are pure BS. They have a right to freely criticize labor unions and strikes. Musk creates jobs for auto workers. The UAW destroys them. The UAW decimated the U.S. Auto industry; Musk is helping to rebuild it,” Peter Schiff said.

Charges filed by the #UAW against former President #Trump and @elonmusk are pure BS. They have a right to freely criticize labor unions and strikes. Musk creates jobs for auto workers. The UAW destroys them. The UAW decimated the U.S. Auto industry; Musk is helping to rebuild it.

— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) August 13, 2024

CNN reports:

The UAW, which recently endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, filed separate charges against Trump and Musk Monday to the National Labor Relations Board.

The charges claim the former president and the Tesla CEO had “interfered with, restrained or coerced employees” who were exercising their right to organize against the company, “suggesting he would fire employees engaged in protected concerted activity, including striking.”

UAW president Shawn Fain, a harsh Trump critic, has previously called Trump a “scab.” He praised President Joe Biden for joining a picket line last year when the UAW struck General Motors, Ford and Stellantis all at once. And Fain has repeatedly singled out Tesla, the largest non-union American automaker, as a target for the union’s organizing efforts.

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