Archive for tag: Rerum Novarum

Archive pour tag : Rerum Novarum

A worker is seen outside Tesla Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y. In heavily Catholic Buffalo, dozens of Tesla employees allege the electric auto manufacturer fired them in retaliation for attempting to form a union — a right at the heart of the church’s social teaching. Tesla faces a complaint before the National Labor Relations Board over the firings, which came within two days of the workers’ Feb. 14, 2023, launch of their unionizing campaign
Tesla union labour battle shows need for church’s leadership and teaching voice

In 1891, the same year Pope Leo XIII responded to revolutionary economic and industrial upheaval with the encyclical “Rerum Novarum,” the first car powered by electricity made its debut in America. More than 130 years later, dozens of Tesla employees in Buffalo, New York — a still heavily Catholic area — are alleging the electric auto manufacturer fired them in retaliation for attempting to form a union.

Tesla faces a complaint before the National Labor Relations Board over accusations the company fired more than 30 employees at its Buffalo facility within two days of workers launching their campaign Feb. 14 to unionize the Autopilot division at the Tesla plant. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vocally opposed unions, but the company claimed the firings were unrelated to the union push.
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Posted: Mar. 2, 2023 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=13450
Categories: OSV News • In this article: catholic social teaching, Labour relations, Rerum Novarum Transmis : 2 mars 2023 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=13450
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