Elon Musk reportedly responded to the Medium post in messages to Gizmodo.
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Moran alleged challenging working conditions and organizational issues within a factory under the microscope like never before. The company delivered about 76,000 cars worldwide past year and aims to produce 500,000 annually by 2018.
Moran said employees are subject to frequent excessive mandatory overtime to reach production goals and are subject to preventable injuries because the machinery is not compatible with workers’ bodies. Automotive News reported in June that UAW officials have been in contact with workers at the plant to gauge interest in organization. Another analyst, Adam Jonas at Morgan Stanley, said in a note a couple of weeks later that the Model 3 “soft launch” may be delayed until late into this year.
The deepening divide between Tesla and the UAW could accelerate the union’s attempt to organize the 5.3 million-square-foot plant in Fremont, Calif. Workers are ready to help make the company more successful and a better place to work. Musk seemed outraged by what Moran had claimed and said, “Frankly, I find this attack to be morally outrageous”.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied allegations by an employee that his auto company overworks and underpays its workers, CNBC reports.
Elon Musk claims pro-union voice is actually UAW employee.
When Musk reportedly used social media to respond to Moran’s February 9 Medium post, he said the UAW was possibly paying Moran to push for a union at the Fremont factory.
“We’re watching that very closely”, Williams said at the time.
The union also confirmed that they were “approached” by Tesla workers in Fremont. Earlier this week, the Building & Construction Trades Council of Alameda County wrote an open letter asking Tesla to consider “using skilled Alameda County Building Trades workers on your Fremont plant expansion”.
“I hear coworkers quietly say that they are hurting but they are too afraid to report it for fear of being labeled as a complainer or bad worker by management”, Moran wrote.
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“The issues go much deeper than just fair pay”. During that time, analysts and suppliers said that the timeline set was too ambitious and will be hard to achieve, this was also pointed to missed aggressive production targets Tesla have made in the past. “They can’t be resolved without workers having a voice and being included in the process”.
