wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/29\/23327765\/tesla-nlrb-ruling-union-busting-black-shirt-policy<\/a> Union swag at Tesla is in. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said that Tesla\u2019s current dress code policy was unlawful<\/a>. Specifically, the part where it only allowed employees to wear Tesla or other pre-approved black tee shirts. That policy meant union swag was not allowed \u2014 a hindrance to anyone trying to organize or show union solidarity.<\/p>\n Tesla\u2019s policy went into effect in 2017, and employees were reportedly told they couldn\u2019t wear shirts baring the United Auto Workers logo<\/a>. Tesla attempted to justify its dress policy to the board claiming that its black shirts prevent damage to cars and it needed to maintain \u201cvisual management\u201d of its employees. The NLRB rejected this.<\/p>\n \u201cWith today\u2019s decision, the Board reaffirms that any attempt to restrict the wearing of union clothing or insignia is presumptively unlawful,\u201d said NLRB Chairman Lauren McFerran. Special circumstances continue to exist and allow employers to apply minor restrictions, such as size and location of the union insignia.<\/p>\n A prominent example of a \u201cspecial circumstance\u201d<\/a> classification is how Wal-Mart argued that customer-facing employees needed to maintain professional attire. While it might be difficult for union supporters at Tesla to wear a red shirt (the common color for union solidarity) with the UAW logo, Tesla cannot restrict them from wearing the logo itself.<\/p>\n Tesla enforced a rule prohibiting the wearing of t-shirts with any logo besides the Tesla logo during a union drive.\u202f<\/p>\n The employer would allow employees to wear their own black t-shirts with supervisory approval, but not black t-shirts with a union logo.<\/p>\n \u2014 NLRB (@NLRB) August 29, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Labor organizing at Tesla wasn\u2019t halted by the dress code. In 2019, a judge ruled that the company had been sabotaging unionization efforts<\/a>. The NLRB also forced Musk to delete<\/a> anti-union tweets from 2018. In March of this year Tesla CEO Elon Musk even invited the UAW to hold a union vote<\/a>. That was less a call for protecting labor rights at the company and more an apparent dare<\/a> on Twitter to prove unionization isn\u2019t necessary at Tesla. \u201cI\u2019d like hereby to invite UAW to hold a union vote at their convenience. Tesla will do nothing to stop them.\u201d Musk said at the time.<\/p>\n While no vote has happened, organizers should have an easier time showing solidarity thanks to the NLRB\u2019s latest ruling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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