By Daniel Wiessner
Reuters Insurance JournalRocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board to block its case accusing the company of illegally firing employees who sent a letter to company executives calling CEO Elon Musk “a distraction and embarrassment.
SpaceX in the lawsuit filed in Brownsville, Texas federal court claims the structure of the National Labor Relations Board(NLRB), which issued a complaint against the company on Jan. 3, violates the U.S. Constitution.
The NLRB alleges SpaceX violated federal labor law by firing eight workers in 2022 for signing onto the letter, which accused Musk of making sexist comments that went against company policies. That case will be heard by an administrative judge and then a five-member board appointed by the U.S. president. The board’s decisions can be appealed in federal court.
But SpaceX in its lawsuit claims that because federal law only allows board members and administrative judges to be removed for cause, and not at will, the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional.
The lawsuit seeks to block the NLRB case from moving forward.
An NLRB spokeswoman declined to comment.
SpaceX recently utilized a similar tactic to block an administrative case by the U.S. Department of Justice claiming the company illegally refused to hire refugees and asylum recipients.
A federal judge in Brownsville, where Thursday’s case was filed, in November paused the administrative case pending the outcome of a lawsuit by SpaceX. The judge said that the U.S. Constitution required administrative judges at the Justice Department to be appointed by the president, and not the attorney general as they currently are.
The NLRB is already facing a similar lawsuit from a Starbucks Corp employee who opposed the unionization of the New York store where she works. The worker sued the board in October after it denied her petition for an election to dissolve the union. The agency has not responded to that lawsuit.
7 comments:
most judges here are Recaca elementary educated this is way beyond their comprehension. SpaceX will win. any bets?????
Throwing out some stuff on our confused Republican, Gov. Greg Abbott.
He seldom makes sense. Texas has started arresting “illegals”, as if Texas jails are not already bursting at the seams. And to those who brave the perils of surviving a trek to the USA, the possibility of getting arrested is no deterrent.
Abbott has failed to secure the border!
the governor on wheels is as bright as a light bulb that has run its life span, like all the racist replublicans light bulbs are the easiest to dispose, because they can be thrown in the household trash.
SPACEX WANTS TO BUILT A BRIGE ON HWY 4 JUST TO PLACE IMMIGRATION INSPECTOR TO BUST ALL THE ILLEGALS. ROCKETS ARE AFRAID OF ILLEGALS DAS WHY THEY ALL EXPLODE.
Democrats are for illegal immigration because they are either not paying taxes or receiving some type of social service benefits.
To the democratic hater commenting on our governor. Maybe you would be happier living in New York, Chicago or California to mention a few democratic states all having financial issues due to poor choices by democratic governors. I will gladly help you board one of numerous busses full of illegals leaving our great state. After all, you will have something in common with them. Ignorance of federal law!
The House always wins....that is Elon Musk....he wins always.
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