Picketing outside Tesla HQ

[Doug_G]

Moved one post to snippiness because it was a bit over the top.

 

[Twiglett]

just as there are companies that show why unions are important - there are unions that show why they are irrelevant and unwanted.
Obviously they are going after a specific audience

 

[MsElectric]

Can we do a Kickstarter thing to hire the same people to picket the union?

We can have a vote for an appropriate slogan. Any ideas?!

 

[Lloyd]

Can we do a Kickstarter thing to hire the same people to picket the union?

We can have a vote for an appropriate slogan. Any ideas?!

You mean we have to pay dues to picket a union? Do we get cards?

How about the anti Union Union

 

[JER]

CARPENTERS LOCAL 46

Attacks with obviously baseless fear mongering
Hurts reputations of legitimate unions

SHAME ON THEM
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[mikes_fsd]

CARPENTERS LOCAL 46

Attacks with obviously baseless fear mongering
Hurts reputations of legitimate unions

SHAME ON THEM
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I like!

 

[Uncle Paul]

Would be a hoot if the unions were hiring illegal immigrants and paying them cash under the table to stand out in the hot sun to disparage tax paying legal businesses.

 

[MsElectric]

CARPENTERS LOCAL 46

Attacks with obviously baseless fear mongering
Hurts reputations of legitimate unions

SHAME ON THEM
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Love it! Who wants to setup a funding page? Would be great if we hire the same picketers to picket the Union

 

[dsm363]

I'm down for this.

 

[muleferg]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A carpenter was giving evidence about an accident he had witnessed. The lawyer for the defendant was trying to discredit him and asked him how far away he was from the accident.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The carpenter replied, "Twenty-seven feet, six and one-half inches."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"What? How come you are so sure of that distance?" asked the lawyer.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Well, I knew sooner or later some idiot would ask me. So I measured it!" replied the carpenter. [/FONT]

 

[FlatSix911]

Good to know that the Grim Reaper drives a VW thing! (with exhaust pipe) :wink:

I knew it!! The Grim Reaper is indeed British!

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[JER]

It seems like they don't actually know what Tesla makes.

 

[wws]

It seems like they don't actually know what Tesla makes.

Or even what side of a car a steering wheel (in North America) is on...

 

[CHG-ON]

Give me a f-ing break!!!

They are bringing jobs back to the US and revitalizing our car industry by making everybody take notice of what they are doing, among so many other good things they are doing like pushing the auto industry to get us off oil, creating sustainable battery infrastructure, etc.

I just had occasion to drive by the Tesla HQ on Deer Creek Road and was surprised to see pickets outside the main gate (and security obvious at the other entrances).

There was a big sign with something to the effect of 'Tesla kills families, Tesla kills jobs'

I hadn't noticed any other mentions of an issue or industrial action?

No MX to be seen :biggrin:

 

[tdelta1000]

Scare tactic

 

[TomServo]

Like a lot of folks associated with this "movement" they really have no clue how modern day America and the rest of the developed world work. I'm not sure (and I suspect they don't either) why or what they are protesting about.

But it's good work if you can get it.

 

[drinkerofkoolaid]

Does anyone know what this is?
sv-travel-alert

 

[GOVA]

LOL. Their pathetic 'banner' has exhaust fumes behind that car.

 

[neroden]

I have zero sympathy for unions, public or private. My wife had a very negative experience with the teacher's union while she was working in the public schools. Basically, unless you've attained tenure, they don't give a $#!+ about you.

This is the two-tier problem. Any union which allows "two-tier" operations (where one set of workers gets the good deal, and another set gets the shaft) is missing the entire point of unions and has turned into a rent-seeking elitist operation.


Real unions support all workers at a given workplace.

 

[Vexar]

This is activism for hire...
Note that the TESLA part is on a removable section of the sign. They just Velcro or tape a new name to the pre-printed sign so they do not have to spend money on a company/person specific sign!

I saw a similar setup at a bank branch remodel site. I was out to lunch and had time on my hands, so I pressed the picketer for information. He was indifferent enough that he must have been paid to be there. He knew nothing more than the sign's content and couldn't answer any of my questions. I actually went into the bank which was open for business and they explained things better than the "protester."
Based on my assessment and familiarity, this has to do with construction and not the dealers' association. To me, it's just not their style.
Is the signage being left up overnight? That'd make a great Hallow'een setup.