ONE Former black Tesla assembly line worker is moving to add hundreds of workers his 2017 lawsuit allegedly The automaker’s production floor is a “hotspot for racist behavior.” Based on BloombergMarcus Vaughn — original cinematography — said the class action was the right move to address Tesla’s failure to prevent “racist patterns and practices” and a hostile work environment at its factory in Fremont, California. .
Bloomberg reports that his claim, filed in court on June 5, is supported by sworn statements from nearly 240 others. former black employee and contractors at Tesla. They all said that they were offended by go outgraffiti written in common areas and the use of profanity at the workplace. According to the store, some of those profanities are things like “n word,” “boy” and “monkey.” Vaughn’s attorneys say up to 6,000 Black workers will be eligible to join the lawsuit, though not all of them are claiming monetary damages.
If an Oakland judge agrees to let Vaughn expand the case, that would be bad news for Elon Musk’s Tesla, Bloomberg speak. Companies often try to prevent lawsuits from gaining class action status because it allows plaintiffs to pool their resources and use greater leverage in settlement negotiations.
Tesla reportedly gave a very vulgar response to Vaughn’s lawsuit in a blog post titled “The Foundation of Misinformation,” racist behaviorcomment Vaughn made earlier.
A female worker who was fired in 2018 said in a court statement that a co-worker told her she had “monkey toes,” while another referred to her as “Nicki Minaj.” , though her only resemblance to the famous rap singer is that they are both Black. women.
Another worker who quit in 2020 said he was told to “take a bow and take care of my business” when he complained about the use of “offensive language” and treatment. unfair treatment of Black employees to white supervisors.
A third worker said he continued to “feel unwelcome and unsafe” after his verbal complaints about being called the N-word were ignored.
According to Bloomberg, Tesla has been affected by a number of High-profile lawsuit alleging racism. That includes an application filed by the state of California in February 2022 about the automaker’s treatment of Blac employees and contract workers at the Fremont plant.
A hearing on Vaughn’s claim for class action is set for July 14.
