SpaceX Illegally Fired 8 Workers Who Criticized Elon Musk: Feds
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The employees had alleged that the rocket company failed to address a culture of sexism and discrimination.
SpaceX illegally fired eight workers who wrote an open letter laying out their concerns with the management and culture at Elon Musk’s rocket company, according to prosecutors at the National Labor Relations Board.
The NLRB officials allege in a complaint filed Wednesday that SpaceX interrogated workers about the letter and pressured them not to distribute it, according to board spokesperson Kayla Blado. The letter had directly criticized Musk’s behavior on social media.
The complaint also claims the company “invited employees to quit” and threatened them with termination for exercising their rights, Blado said.
SpaceX, which is based in Hawthorne, California, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It is against the law for employers to retaliate against workers for exercising “protected concerted activity,” or banding together with other workers in hopes of improving their working conditions. Employers who violate the law can be ordered to offer reinstatement or other measures to make workers whole.
