Elon Musk Says Juneteenth Is a Holiday at Tesla and SpaceX, but People Quickly Pointed out His Major Issue
Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX joined corporations across the U.S. in recognizing Juneteenth as a [...]
“Unpaid PTO” is some 1984 doublespeak
— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) June 19, 2020
Sources told BuzzFeed News the messages on Juneteenth were "performative." For example, Tesla's factory in Fremont, California was still fully operational Friday. Workers were told they could leave, but they would have to use a vacation day or PTO day to be paid for the day. The only real difference was employees would not be penalized if they did not work, sources said. Employees can be fired if they have enough penalities.
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What the fuck man just give your employees a paid holiday without making them spend their hard earned PTO - lol don’t act like you’re cool and make an announcement and everything just for clout but zero actual support for the people who make your money for you
— caroline 🌱 🧢 (@revolutionariii) June 19, 2020
The Fremont factory is the only non-union car factory in the country. It has been open since May after Musk, a coronavirus skeptic, ignored Alameda County's shelter-in-place order. Musk sued the county, which later allowed Tesla to make cars while other businesses were still closed. Factor workers previously told BuzzFeed the company did impose social distancing policies and asked employees to wear masks, but the policies were not enforced.
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Well then make everyday a holiday!
And name yourself emperor of Mars while you’re at empty gestures...
— Inglorious Bat Turds 🕙 (@BatTurds) June 19, 2020
Juneteenth began in 1866, a year after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in Texas. The state was the last Confederate state where slaves were emancipated. Although slavery was not completely abolished until the 13th Amendment was ratified in December 1865, Juneteenth was embraced as a day to celebrate emancipation.
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prevnextDo you pay employees for 4th of July? If so you should pay for Juneteenth. Set the trend for other companies to follow @elonmusk
— Andrew Walberg (@andrewwalberg) June 19, 2020
prevnextSo what you're saying is that it's not a paid holiday.
— Samwise 👨🏻🏫 🌟 🌟 ↙️↙️↙️ (@SamSmash74) June 19, 2020
prevSo how does it make it any better other than saying "hey, we know some of you might want today off, just to say it'll definitely be granted but it's not on top of any other paid time"?
This is an empty gesture.
— Funbags McFuckstick™ ✊🏿BLM❤ & WEAR A FUCKING MASK (@mc_funbags) June 20, 2020