Musk responds when auto union files charges against him and Trump over strike comments

X owner Elon Musk isn’t sweating the latest attack from the left after he and former President Donald Trump angered the United Auto Workers union.

On Tuesday, the union filed federal labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board because Musk and Trump celebrated the idea of firing employees who threatened to strike. The moment happened during the two-hour X interview between the presidential candidate and platform owner, which caused quite a stir among the left and even across the pond.

“I look at what you do,” Trump said. “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 okay, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone,'” the former president continued, referring to Musk’s gutting of X, then Twitter, after he purchased the company in 2022.

UAW President Shawn Fain was offended by the very thought, and launched the charges with a tirade against “scab” Trump.

“When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean,” he said. “When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean.”

It’s worth noting that the right to strike is protected by federal labor laws, so the odds of any scenario going the way the former president described is slim, as employees legally cannot be fired over a strike threat.

Musk commented on the story on X:

The last two UAW presidents went to prison for bribery & corruption and, based on recent news, it looks like this guy will join them!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 13, 2024

“The last two UAW presidents went to prison for bribery & corruption and, based on recent news, it looks like this guy will join them!” he wrote.

X users responded to the filings:

The UAW is a big scam just like HOAs. Can you honestly tell me that you trust that guy? I mean look at his face. They are just stealing money and it was proven before by their last president being arrested.

— Francisco Ramirez (@francisco_space) August 13, 2024

UAW can’t support open discussion because their ideas are not independently supportable.

— Barry Carson (@bcski) August 13, 2024

Clown union leader should be behind bars for stealing union funds

— Andy All In on Tesla and Elon fuckin Musk (@fargalaxy11) August 13, 2024

Union strikes they get their contract then the company closes the factory moves production to Mexico. People out of work but he still has his jobs on the backs of Union dues. But he wants what now?

— Ernesto Ronin (@Ronin1021) August 13, 2024

Unreal
Someone has to explain how federal labor charges can be filed based on a conversation

— JulieSimone (@JulieSimone15) August 13, 2024

So weak, it’s ridiculous.

— Barbara (@BMT094) August 13, 2024

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