tesla inc tsla has reportedly fired dozens of workers at its plant in buffalo new york just a day after workers at the site took steps to unionize what happened the union workers united accused the elon muskled company of firing the employees “in retaliation for union activity and to discourage union activity” reported bloomberg citing a complaint by the organizers the union urged the us national labor relations board to approach a federal court for an injunction to “prevent irreparable destruction of employee rights resulting from tesla’s unlawful conduct” according to the report this is “designed to terrify everyone about potential consequences of them organizing as well as to attempt to cull the herd” said jaz brisack an organizer of the workers united reported bloomberg see also how to buy electric vehicle ev shares why it matters on tuesday workers at the buffalo facility distributed leaflets to employees which contained a link to a website where they could sign union cards according to bloomberg tesla’s buffalo plant reportedly has more than 800 autopilot analysts nonengineering roles that help in the development of tesla’s automated driving capabilities workers want more workplace decisionmaking and want to stem monitoring metrics and productionrelated efforts which they say harm their health according to the report last year starbucks corporation sbux workers in buffalo became the first employees employed by the chain to unionize that effort was led by starbucks workers united an affiliate of the service employees international union price action on wednesday tesla shares closed 24 higher at 21424 in the regular session and gained 08 in the afterhours trading according to benzinga pro data read next charlie mungers favorite stock ever is this ev maker so much ahead of tesla in china