UAW wants to unionize Tesla. It faces a tough and high-profile battle with Musk

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/dec/11/uaw-tesla-elon-musk-unions?CMP=GTUS_email

UAW wants to unionize Tesla. It faces a tough and high-profile battle with Musk

By Michael Sainato

Mon 11 Dec 2023 06.00 EST

Pro-union workers are hopeful but realistic, but they fear Musk’s previous ruthlessness towards workers trying to unionize
Mon 11 Dec 2023 06.00 EST

Elon Musk and a powerful US union may clash next year in what could be a defining moment for both the embattled tech titan and an American labor movement seeking to flex its muscles fresh off a dramatic victory over Detroit’s car makers.

The fight is shaping up as 2023 draws to a close – a great year for US unions and a complicated one for Musk.

The world’s richest man has lit so many dumpster fires at X (née Twitter) that it is hard to see his many accomplishments for the smoke. Meanwhile, the US’s biggest unions have pulled off a series of victories that have burnished their reputation in ways Musk can only envy.

As the only US car manufacturer whose workers are not represented by a union, Musk’s Tesla, the world’s most valuable car company, has long been a target of the United Auto Workers (UAW).

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