Tesla Fremont MLK Rally Protesting Racism, Union Busting & Backing Swedish Tesla Strikers

by Labor Video Project

Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

A rally on MLK Weekend was held at the massive Tesla Fremont assembly plant where 20,000 work. The action was called to protest the systemic racism and sexism by Elon Musk and his massive union busting drive. They also supported the Swedish striking Tesla mechanics who have been on strike for nearly 2 months.

Workers and musicians rallied on 1/13/24 at the Tesla assembly plant in Fremont, California on MLK weekend to protest Elon Musks systemic racism and sexism at the Tesla assembly plant. They also protested the union busting and rallied in solidarity with striking Swedish Tesla service mechanics.

They have been on strike for over 2 months for a contract. Workers from the ILWU, CWA UPNET, Teamsters Local 70, PMWG spoke in solidarity as well as former workers at Tesla. Participants charged Elon Musk is an international union buster who violates the laws all over the world and also supports coups for lithium that took place in Bolivia. Speakers also charged Musk with supporting the genocidal bombing of Gaza with the support of both Biden and Trump.

Musicians including Jimmy Kelly also performed songs about the role of Musk and a new mural was unveiled by muralist artist Andrew Kong Knight. The rally was initiated by the Tesla Workers Solidarity Network.

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§Elon Musk With His Foot On Swedish Mechanics

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Muralist Andrew Hong Knight unveiled a new mural of Trump's union busting role in Sweden where he is refusing to sign a union contract and trying to bust the union. It is not working out for him as dockers are refusing to unload cars and his service centers are not being cleaned. Postal workers also refuse to deliver Tesla licenses.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Past ILWU President Brian McWilliams on Left Joined Action

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Past ILWU president Brian McWilliams on left joined the Tesla MLK action and spoke about US capitalism exporting union busting to Sweden with Musk's actions to attack Swedish worker rights.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Labor Musican Jimmy Kelly Sings Out

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Labor musician and Musicians Union member Jimmy Kelly joined the MLK event and sang about Elon Musk's union busting tactics.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Placards At MLK Day Tesla Action

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Musk has illegally fired hundreds of workers to prevent unionization and the politicians like Governor Gavin Newsom continue to support him and prevent him from being held accountable for his criminal activity.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Newsom Pals With Racist Union Busting Elon

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Governor Gavin Newsom takes his orders from union busting and global criminal Elon Musk. He allowed Newsom to commit felony workers comp fraud by covering up injuries by workers at the Tesla plant. He also allowed Tesla to stay operating during a Shelter In Place order by the Alameda Public Health Department. Musk argued that the plant was "essential" although all other businesses were shutdown. Newsom gave him a pass to violate the law.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Elon Musk Supported Coup In Bolivia To Steal Their Lithium

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Speakers talked about the role of Elon Musk supporting the coup in Bolivia to grab their lithium deposits for his car company. He was backed by Trump and they are also conspiring internationally for fascists regimes around the world.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Musk's Racist Practices and History

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Musk has a long history of racism, sexism and discrimination. Black workers say that working at Tesla is like working at a plantation. He pays some subcontractors only $17 an hour.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§One of The Participants At The Tesla MLK Rally Protesting Dictator Musk

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Workers who fight for a union and their rights are illegally fired by the government and politicians continue to all Musk to flagrantly violate labor and civil rights laws.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Nadia Williams Spoke About Here Son Who Works In Sweden

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Rally participant Nadya Williams talked about her son who is a Swedish American union organizer and is supporting the striking Swedish Tesla mechanics.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

§Musk Auto Pilot Murders Bicycle Rider In Fremont

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Mon, Jan 15, 2024 2:30PM

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Musk's has been allowed by the politicians including Gavin Newsom to use auto-pilot on Teslas which is killing people including a bicyclist in Fremont. Muralist Andrew Hong Knight painted a mural showing the crime and spoke about it.

https://youtu.be/OnAncmGvptI

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