The UAW has filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their alleged attempts to threaten and intimidate workers engaging in protected concerted activities, such as strikes.
Following technical delays on X, formerly known as Twitter, Trump and Musk had a conversation on Monday evening with over one million listeners in which they discussed the firing of striking workers.
“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “You walk in, you say, You want to quit? They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.”
According to federal law, employees are protected from termination for participating in a strike. Additionally, making threats related to striking is prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act.
“When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “Donald Trump will always side against workers standing up for themselves, and he will always side with billionaires like Elon Musk, who is contributing $45 million a month to a Super PAC to get him elected. Both Trump and Musk want working class people to sit down and shut up, and they laugh about it openly. It’s disgusting, illegal, and totally predictable from these two clowns.”
