Shawn Fein said Tesla workers are 'scraping to get by' so that 'greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships and shoot themselves in outer space.'
The United Auto Workers has entered the fourth day of a historic strike that affects Detroit's Big Three carmakers at the same time for the first time ever.
Ford, for example, said the UAW's demands would more than double its labor costs, which are already significantly higher than those of Tesla, Toyota, and other foreign automakers that don't use union labor. In response, Fein said that labor costs are only a very small part of a vehicle's price."First off, labor costs are about 5 percent of the cost of the vehicle. They could double our wages and not raise the price of the vehicles and still make billions in profits.
He added that most of the workers in companies like Tesla"are scraping to get by so that greedy CEOs and greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships and shoot themselves in outer space," which is something he called"unacceptable."as well for the"huge discrepancy" in what the EV maker is paying its employees.
"Tesla does have a huge discrepancy in what they're paying their employees. And most people in this country can't afford a Tesla. Even a lot of executives can't afford to buy a Tesla," the representative said.and Workers United trade unions have sought to unionize Tesla's workers in California and New York, respectively, but CEO Elon Musk has thwarted all attempts so far.
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