Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted. But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing? Our safety record is 2X better than when plant was UAW & everybody already gets healthcare. —…
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Month: September 2019
U.S. labor judge rules that Tesla broke labor law
Tesla interfered with legitimate union organizing and must read a notice to workers explaining their rights in a meeting requiring attendance from Chief Executive Elon Musk, a U.S. labor judge ruled on Friday. The company committed a series of violations of …
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NewsWatch: What investors need to know about a potential White House effort to block U.S. investment in China
Reports that the White House might look to limit U.S. portfolio inflows into Chinese companies is roiling Wall Street, as investors try to make sense of the longer-term implications of such moves. See full story. Heres whats happening next in Democrats impea…
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Would You Trust Your Car to Drive Itself, Sans Occupant?
As you read here yesterday, Tesla’s biggest over-the-air software update to date has brought Model S, X, and 3 owners a host of new features, with an especially ominous (or exciting, depending on your level of trust) feature reserved for the true believers. …
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Fairly Recently: Must- and Should-Reads, and Writings… (September 28, 2019)
Five Super-Musts: Remember: the Trump-McConnell-Ryan tax cut did absolutely nothing to boost investment in America, and thus has no supply-side positive effects on economic growth. And it is another upward jump in inequality: Greg Leiserson: U.S. Inequality a…
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