According to witnesses at the scene, Tesla employees held slogans outside the factory, shouting slogans such as "cars are not made automatically" and "advocating a fair future".
Tesla recently fired hundreds of employees because their performance did not meet the standards. However, some Tesla employees said that the layoffs of these employees have nothing to do with their performance, but because Tesla wants to lay off employees in disguise. Tesla firmly denied this accusation, but it was not recognized by the dismissed Tesla employees.
It is reported that the crowd gathered on Tuesday included Richard Valle, an official from alameda county, Maria Noel Fernandez from Silicon Valley Rising, members of alameda county Labor Committee and several former Tesla employees. Organizations that organized protests included international trade unions and the American Federation of Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Workers.
In addition to protesting outside the factory, people gathered in the exhibition room of Tesla's fremont factory.
Protest scene
Tesla confirmed earlier this month that it had informed hundreds of employees that they would be fired, but said that this was only part of the company's annual performance evaluation and the company would continue to recruit employees. Tesla said that most of the employees who were dismissed this time came from management and sales positions.
Mike Williams, a former employee of Tesla, said that although his recent performance evaluation showed that his performance was "continuously strong", he was still fired by Tesla.
"After working in this company for five years, I was fired for no reason ... I don't think I was fired for performance reasons," he said.
Employees protesting in the exhibition room
At the rally, alameda county official Val shouted to the crowd: "Today, we asked Tesla, an important employer in alameda county, to seriously consider the impact of firing hundreds of people on our community. We are worried that the dismissed employees include those who have made comments to the company, and we think they should be reinstated. "
In response to Tuesday's protest, a Tesla spokesperson sent an e-mail statement to the media. The company said: "In Tesla, we strive to be a fair and just company, which is our only goal. In Tesla, no one will be hit by the establishment of a trade union. Recently, some employees left Tesla, but what the media didn't report was that more employees-65,438+07% of the total employees-were promoted, and more than half of them were promoted in our fremont factory. We are a company that talks about work according to ability. It is not surprising that trade union supporters protested our decision, including this time, we respect their right to do so. "
Tesla has 33,000 employees worldwide, including 65,438+00,000 employees in the fremont factory. At present, Tesla is working hard to increase production capacity and hopes to bring the highly anticipated Model 3 car to market on time.
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