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March 26, 2021, 12:02 AM

Tesla Is Ordered to Rehire Worker, Make Musk Delete Tweet (3)

Josh Eidelson
Josh Eidelson
Bloomberg News

Tesla Inc. repeatedly violated U.S. labor law, including by firing a union activist, and must make Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk delete a threatening tweet from his account, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday.

The ruling, issued by two Republican and one Democratic member of the agency, states that the electric-car maker must offer to reinstate the fired employee. The board members also ruled that Tesla broke the law by retaliating against another union activist, “coercively interrogating” union supporters and restricting employees from talking to reporters.

Tesla, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, has denied wrongdoing ...

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