Tesla is being accused of taking steps to keep employees in Buffalo, New York, from unionizing, according to a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board.
The policy restricted Tesla workers from "recording, unauthorized solicitating [sic] or promoting," and "creating channels and distribution lists," among other things, the complaint said.
The Tesla Buffalo plant was supposed to manufacture solar panels, but has been used more recently to assemble electric vehicle charging equipment, and to house a team of AI software data labelers.
Last month, the Buffalo plant was home to a number of job cuts put in place as part of a broader restructuring at the electric vehicle company.
Tesla has also faced workers' rights challenges in Europe.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Tesla, Linda Leslie, Musk
Organizations:
SpaceX, X Holdings Corp, Milken Institute's Global, Beverly Hilton Hotel, National Labor Relations, Buffalo, Union, Workers United, CNBC, NLRB, National Labor Relations Act, Twitter, Tesla
Locations:
Beverly Hills , California, Buffalo , New York, unionizing, Tesla Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, Europe, Sweden