Hi,

In January, serial union-buster Elon Musk filed a lawsuit asking the
federal courts to declare the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
unconstitutional.^1

Now Jeff Bezos has joined in with his own copycat lawsuit — meaning that
two of the three richest people in the world are now teaming up to abolish
one of most important federal agencies for protecting workers' rights.^2

If these lawsuits are successful, it would deal a massive blow to the
rights of workers. That's why we must fight back and demand that Congress
fully fund and protect the National Labor Relations Board from these
attacks.

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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are both infamous union-busters. Tesla and Amazon
have fought tooth and nail to block union organizing efforts, using
illegal intimidation tactics, including surveilling, interrogating, and
threatening to fire workers who participate in organizing drives.^3,4

Their companies are also notorious for sexual harassment. Multiple women
have filed suit against Amazon for sexual harassment and discrimination,
and employees at Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, say the company is
rife with sexism.^5

Musk himself was forced to pay a flight attendant $250,000 after she
claimed that he exposed himself to her and propositioned her for sex
during a flight in 2016.^6 And when employees at Musk's SpaceX complained
about a workplace culture that tolerated both harassment and gender
discrimination, he fired them.^7

It was after the NLRB stepped in to defend the fired workers that Musk
filed his lawsuit claiming the agency is unconstitutional. And now, Bezos
has filed his own suit asking the courts to abolish the agency.

These lawsuits open the door to a massive rollback of workers' rights. But
Congress has the ability to ensure that the board remains strong. We need
them to act now. Will you make a donation right now?

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including fighting for full funding of the National Labor Relations Board
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Sources:
1. Politico, "Musk's SpaceX seeks to blow up federal labor enforcer,"
[ [link removed] ]January 4, 2024.
2. Reuters, "Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is
unconstitutional," [ [link removed] ]February 16, 2024.
3. The New York Times, "How Amazon Crushes Unions," [ [link removed] ]October 21, 2021.
4. Common Dreams, "Elon Musk’s Swedish Problem: Has the Anti-Union
Billionaire Finally Met his Match?" [ [link removed] ]December 20, 2023.
5. USA Today, "Amazon faces 5 more lawsuits from women claiming race and
gender discrimination, harassment," [ [link removed] ]May 19, 2022.
6. Business Insider, "A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed
himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid
$250,000 for her silence.," [ [link removed] ]June 20, 2023.
7. The New York Times, "SpaceX Employees Say They Were Fired for Speaking
Up About Elon Musk," [ [link removed] ]June 20, 2023.
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