Tesla’s workers in New York have launched a union campaign in an effort to obtain better pay and improved working conditions. The United Auto Workers (UAW) have announced their support and backing of the effort, and the movement has quickly gathered momentum.
Tesla’s workers in New York are adamant that they should have similar rights and benefits as those of workers in other U.S. states. A number of workers are claiming to be working in a hostile environment and are without the most basic workplace protections and benefits.
The union campaign has been led by the Tesla Workers’ Organizing Committee, which is demanding unionization rights and improved pay, benefits and workplace safety. They are also campaigning for an end to what they see as ‘anti-union tactics’ by Tesla management.
The committee has received support from the New York State Senate, which passed a bill in June recognizing Tesla’s workers as a collective bargaining unit. This legal recognition from the state legislature is the first step towards unionization.
The union campaign has been backed by the UAW, which has promised to provide its organizational resources to assist in the effort. The UAW is increasingly looking to organize in tech-related industries, with recent campaigns in Google and Amazon.
The Tesla Workers’ Organizing Committee says that unionizing will be a positive move for Tesla, insisting that the process will bring greater job security and a stronger voice for workers.
If history is anything to go by, Tesla is likely to continue to resist the workers’ union campaign. The company has always been averse to unions in the past and has lobbied against initiatives to give Tesla’s workers union rights.
It remains to be seen whether the Tesla Workers’ Organizing Committee will be successful in their efforts. But with the support of the UAW and the New York State Senate, the union campaign appears to be gaining momentum. This could well be the beginning of a long struggle for improved working conditions and better benefits for the tech workers of New York.
