Tesla Workers Are Organizing a Union in Buffalo—With Help From Starbucks Veterans
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Tesla Workers in Buffalo Pursue First UnionAccording to Bloomberg News, workers cited better pay, job security, and reduced production pressure as organizing goals.
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- In an early email to Elon Musk, workers identified better pay, job security, and reduced production pressure as organizing goals.
- For Tuesday, February 14, organizers planned Valentine-themed leaflets at the plant linking workers to union cards.
- Bloomberg reported that former Starbucks barista Jaz Brisack is helping lead Workers United’s organizing effort.
- TWU seeks to unionize more than 800 Autopilot analysts and roughly 1,000 manufacturing employees.
I want a voice with my company.— Sara Costantino, a Tesla worker in Buffalo, said Tuesday that workers need a voice in the company's decisions.
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