Elon Musk is forced to delete a tweet that implicated him … is he subject to a verdict?

Tesla must now push its CEO, Elon Musk, to delete an anti-union tweet from 2018, according to the NLRB decision.

The council ruled that Tesla violated labor laws by sacking a union activist.

The order came as part of Tesla’s appeal against a 2019 ruling by an administrative judge in a years-long legal battle between the company and the Unified Auto Workers Union, according to it. which was reported by the Arab Technology News portal.

Mask and Twitter

Musk wrote on Twitter in 2018: “There’s nothing stopping the Tesla team at our auto factory from voting, and they can do it tomorrow if they want to, but why pay union dues and forgo options to buy ‘actions for nothing. “

Tesla is also expected to post a notice at its nationwide factories dealing with the illegal tweet and hold a meeting at the main Fremont auto plant to educate workers about their protected rights.

During the meeting, Musk himself or the deputy board member, in the presence of Musk, should read this notice to workers, as well as security guards, managers and supervisors.

Among other things, the federal agency ordered “Tesla” to offer a job to the employee who was laid off, called Richard Ortiz, and it must compensate him for the loss of profits, benefits and consequences. negative taxes resulting from his dismissal.

“A fair future for Tesla”

The employee was part of an organized campaign with the slogan “A Just Future for Tesla”, and Tesla said at the time of the campaign that “his company must remain free of unions.”

But Musk’s public comments on his Twitter account, where he has tens of millions of subscribers, were seen as a threat, and Tesla considers Musk’s tweets to be official contact for the company, as his financial records show. .

The company should also review its employee confidentiality agreement, as the company has previously informed employees that they are not allowed to speak to the media without express written permission.

However, the national labor law protects employees when speaking to the media about working conditions, labor disputes or other employment conditions, as noted by the National Labor Relations Board.