'My understanding is that people refer to the Tesla factory as the Plantation and call employees cotton workers because Tesla treats its Black employees like slaves,' Minor wrote. Other employees claimed black workers struggled to get promotions and were forced to perform menial tasks. Another plaintiff, ex-contractor Aaron Minor, said he heard Tesla employees describing the factor as 'the Plantation' and its black employees as 'cotton workers'Tesla insists the reports do not represent the experience of black employees and has fought the lawsuit, Marcus Vaughn v. Tesla, in Alameda County Superior Court since 2017. Tesla insists the reports do not represent the experience of black employees and has fought the lawsuit, Marcus Vaughn v. Tesla, in Alameda County Superior Court since 2017. Pictured is its CEO, Elon MuskMusk - who decried government lockdowns as 'fascist' - tweeted on May 11: 'Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules.

Source: Daily Mail July 07, 2021 16:33 UTC