Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are teaming up to gut the National Labor Relations Board.

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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?

Yes, I'll donate to Demand Progress Action to support their campaigns, including fighting for full funding of the National Labor Relations Board and other pro-worker reforms.

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Sources:
1. Politico, "Musk's SpaceX seeks to blow up federal labor enforcer," January 4, 2024.
2. Reuters, "Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconstitutional," February 16, 2024.
3. The New York Times, "How Amazon Crushes Unions," October 21, 2021.
4. Common Dreams, "Elon Musk’s Swedish Problem: Has the Anti-Union Billionaire Finally Met his Match?" December 20, 2023.
5. USA Today, "Amazon faces 5 more lawsuits from women claiming race and gender discrimination, harassment," 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.," June 20, 2023.
7. The New York Times, "SpaceX Employees Say They Were Fired for Speaking Up About Elon Musk," June 20, 2023.

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