Additionally, there are a string of run-ins with OSHA that date back more than a decade. Most recently, in August 2024, when an employee perished at the TESLA Gigafactory in Austin, TX, the resulting OSHA investigation report of which will come due by the end of February 2025. Prior to that incident, at the same TESLA location, OSHA issued multiple citations after four employees were reportedly exposed to dangerous chemicals and working conditions without proper safety gear or training. In 2022, during the actual construction phase for the same TESLA Gigafactor, according to a local news report, "multiple Gigafactory workers filed defense cases against the Department of Labor and OSHA over allegations of labor and employment violations during the construction period of the facility. Allegations from the Workers Defense Project included wage theft, workplace injuries, OSHA violations and fraudulent OSHA certificates for training that workers never received." And these incidents don't just reflect a current trend, the conflict between Musk and OSHA has a long history. This graph from TheDrive.com dated 2014-2018 that shows just how TESLA compared to the other major United States auto manufacturers:
For some, these might be broadly considered a conflict of interest between his new inner-circle position with the President, and his profits as a businessman. Whether the guidelines and rules come from a federal or state body are less important than the day-to-day safety of the working class in America, construction workers or otherwise. If you'd like to raise concerns about the possible shuttering of OSHA and the endangering of workers across the country, please contact your local representatives and make your voice heard. Additionally, here is the contact phone number for congressman Andy Briggs' office, which you can call directly at (202) 225-2635.
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Additionally, there are a string of run-ins with OSHA that date back more than a decade.
Most recently, in August 2024, when an employee perished at the TESLA Gigafactory in Austin, TX, the resulting OSHA investigation report of which will come due by the end of February 2025.
Prior to that incident, at the same TESLA location, OSHA issued multiple citations after four employees were reportedly exposed to dangerous chemicals and working conditions without proper safety gear or training.
In 2022, during the actual construction phase for the same TESLA Gigafactor, according to a local news report, "multiple Gigafactory workers filed defense cases against the Department of Labor and OSHA over allegations of labor and employment violations during the construction period of the facility. Allegations from the Workers Defense Project included wage theft, workplace injuries, OSHA violations and fraudulent OSHA certificates for training that workers never received."
And these incidents don't just reflect a current trend, the conflict between Musk and OSHA has a long history. This graph from TheDrive.com dated 2014-2018 that shows just how TESLA compared to the other major United States auto manufacturers:
For some, these might be broadly considered a conflict of interest between his new inner-circle position with the President, and his profits as a businessman. Whether the guidelines and rules come from a federal or state body are less important than the day-to-day safety of the working class in America, construction workers or otherwise.
If you'd like to raise concerns about the possible shuttering of OSHA and the endangering of workers across the country, please contact your local representatives and make your voice heard.
Additionally, here is the contact phone number for congressman Andy Briggs' office, which you can call directly at (202) 225-2635.
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