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Tesla sued for 'systemic' racism at its Fremont, California plant
The Register (UK) ^ | Fri 21 Jun 2024 // | Brandon Vigliarol

Posted on 06/22/2024 6:15:53 AM PDT by Salman

Yet another lawsuit was this week filed against Tesla citing a "systemically … racially hostile work environment" at the company's Fremont, California plant.

This one's even widening the envelope to include similar allegations of bad behavior at Tesla's battery "megafactory" in nearby Lathrop, CA.

For anyone who has followed previous racial discrimination accusations against Tesla at Fremont, this latest complaint [PDF] filed this week in California's Alameda County Superior Court won't sound particularly original.

The 14 Black, Hispanic and Latino plaintiffs in the case, who worked at either Tesla's Fremont or Lathrop facilities, allege they were all were targeted for discrimination, claiming they were called derogatory names and subjected to racist graffiti, and say both occurred on multiple occasions. According to the lawsuit, anyone who spoke up was retaliated against with measures including disciplinary actions, bullying, transfers, increased hostility and wrongful termination.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automotive; california; californication; lathrop; lawfare; tesla
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To: goodnesswins
It was probably other “black, hispanic and latinos” doing the discriminating...btw...what is difference between hispanic and latino? I cannot keep up.

"Hispanic" used to mean a descendant of the Spanish conquistadors. After that was seen as being bad guy, it was changed to someone who grew up in a Spanish-speaking area. Personally, I think we should use the term "Hispanic" as descendant of the conquistadors if the left is going to keep blaming today's white folks for slavery (the conquistadors brought probably 10 times as many black slaves to America as the English did).

"Latino" means someone born or raised in Latin America, defined as the places in America where the main language is one of the Romance languages (Spanish, French, Portuguese). Technically, French speaking Canadians are as Latino as Spanish speaking Mexicans or Puerto Ricans.

21 posted on 06/22/2024 7:41:18 AM PDT by Tell It Right (Galatians 6:14 -- May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ...)
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To: butlerweave

I don’t believe these people. At all! They are faking it to make money or are being paid by outsiders to “get” Elon. Period. This stuff just doesn’t happen anymore...not like these folks are claiming. White people know better than to rile POC in the work place. AND, I don’t believe for one second that Elon Musk is racist! And I don’t believe he would allow this to happen in his plant.


22 posted on 06/22/2024 7:43:36 AM PDT by JoJo354 (We are the revolution....)
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To: Salman

The 14 Black, Hispanic and Latino...


How do Hispanic and Latino differ?


23 posted on 06/22/2024 7:44:08 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: jacknhoo
Elon Musk must leave California altogether.

Honestly, he will eventually need to leave the USA altogether. In buying Twitter he had the gall to take away one of the collectivists' most critical tools for brainwashing youth - now they will keep this lawfare up until they ruin him.

Singapore would be happy to have him, and he could distribute his manufacturing throughout Asia, where the real growth is.

24 posted on 06/22/2024 7:54:08 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: goodnesswins

A hipanic is from Hesperia, Spain.

A latino is someone who has ancestors that were from latin America.

I received this from a Latino friend who was born in Mexico and is a citizen of the U.S.


25 posted on 06/22/2024 7:54:30 AM PDT by Glennb51
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To: hanamizu

Maybe they all wake up dead tomorrow 🤔


26 posted on 06/22/2024 7:54:48 AM PDT by Jumper
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To: Salman
Tesla sued for 'systemic' racism at its Fremont, California plant

Are the robots painted white?

27 posted on 06/22/2024 8:07:12 AM PDT by chief lee runamok ( Le Flâneur @Large)
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To: Glennb51

A hipanic is from Hesperia, Spain.


Ah, so Spaniards are charging discrimination at Tesla’s plant?


28 posted on 06/22/2024 8:20:01 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: Jane Long

And find a friendly red state.


29 posted on 06/22/2024 8:31:24 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Salman

What’s the difference between a Latino and Hispanic?


30 posted on 06/22/2024 8:32:25 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: jacknhoo

As should everyone else.


31 posted on 06/22/2024 8:33:50 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Salman

Get Trump. Get Musk... The list is long.


32 posted on 06/22/2024 8:34:05 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: dasboot
Kurt Vonnegut wrote of these times we are are in, now, half a century ago.

Which book? I read "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" in sixth grade and got nothing out of it. He's a lefty, but talented lefties can still write truth sometimes.
33 posted on 06/22/2024 8:49:18 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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To: butlerweave

It happens a lot on a lot of places.


34 posted on 06/22/2024 8:51:09 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: MTBobcat

And yet it all worked out swimmingly for the Demonrat party; they got their 60-vote majority in the Senate and passed Obamacare.


35 posted on 06/22/2024 8:55:33 AM PDT by dangus
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To: Salman

ELON WON’T TOLERATE an under performing behavior.

IF you do NOT show up

DO NOT do your job right

Do not seem to give a damn———

HE WILL FIRE YOU.

HE has NO TOLERANCE for employees trying to “FAKE IT”. HE DOESN’T TOLERATE ANY BULL FROM ANYONE.

IF this “claim of racism” is behavior between different workers——————

TELL ME HOW ANY BOSS/OWNER can MONITOR that all day/every day/everywhere.

IF YOU ARE LEGALLY AN ADULT-—ACT LIKE IT.

IF YOU WISH TO BE AN ASS-—GET A DIFFERENT JOB.

IF YOU CANNOT ACT LIKE A VALUED EMPLOYEE—EXPECT TO GET FIRED

BEYOND ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY TESLA IS EXPECTED TO BE A “HALL MONITOR” for ‘adults’ who are getting paid a decent rate with decent benefits.

Neighbor works at Tesla operations here in N Nevada.

She says it is the best job she has ever had.....

HER BENEFITS started the first minute she punched in.

Was given a voucher for $75 to buy steel toed boots.

Works 4 day/10 hours a day==an extra day at home with family.

SAYS Elon roams the plant when he is in town.

The USUAL questions he will ask ANY & EVERY EMPLOYEE: “WHAT can be changed to do your job MORE EFFICIENTLY????”

She says he is very personable & will discuss ANY thoughts about efficiency.

SHE started her employment there doing assembly.

SHE was transferred to FLOATING MAINTENANCE at first opening.

SHE IS VERY MECHANICAL.

The quality of available workers at Fremont plant will drive that location to be closed & moved -—probably to here in Nevada.

Got a job in Calif? Want to act stupid & snivel & sue the company? Prepare yourself for a long future UNEMPLOYED.

WHEN MUSK winnowed down his office operations there-—he didn’t need as large a “Cleaning Crew”. HE told the Company that he had contracted to do such “Cleaning” he was reducing his spaces & to cut down the crew needed.

THOSE EMPLOYEES WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO TRY & SUE MUSK BECAUSE “HE LAID THEM OFF”.!!!!!!!!

The CLEANING COMPANY THAT SIGNED THEIR PAYROLL CHECKS LAID THEM OFF-—NOT MUSK. THEY NEVER WERE TESLA EMPLOYEES!!

GOT THROWN OUT OF COURT.

THAT IS THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE BEING DEALT WITH IN CALIF............

MUSK HAS no such patience.


36 posted on 06/22/2024 9:01:37 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: hanamizu

I heard “Chicano,” more than anything else when I lived in California. But that was pre identity terrorism days.


37 posted on 06/22/2024 9:14:44 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Salman

Who is funding their lawsuit? Is it like the E Jean Karol’s benefactor of a LinkedIn fame?


38 posted on 06/22/2024 9:17:42 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Organic Panic

I heard “Chicano,” more than anything else when I lived in California.


Before ‘Chicano’ it was ‘Mexican’ or ‘Pachuco’.


39 posted on 06/22/2024 9:18:02 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: Mr. Jeeves
Singapore would be happy to have him, and he could distribute his manufacturing throughout Asia, where the real growth is.

Dubai will be a good place as long as he stays out of politics in the Emirates. Elon Musk will take that deal because he sees himself as a "Western man". And he should move his rockets to Dubai.

40 posted on 06/22/2024 9:21:52 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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