Federal law prohibits ANY interference with workers trying to unionize. He’s not allowed to fight it. He doesn’t get to “allow” them to unionize. It’s their right.

He CAN provide them with good enough working conditions that they don’t want to unionize, however.  But he can’t threaten them in any way, shape, or form.

They can unionize if he does or if he doesn’t.  That is THEIR right and if Musk says they can unionize if he doesn’t solve the problems, he’s violating federal law.

Of course, we actually have tunneled under LA a fair amount. It’s crazy expensive, but more power to him if he can figure out a cheaper way...

However, I do object to Musk’s attitude that apparently he should be allowed to tunnel all over the place without consideration for the damage he would do to others’ property. …

You are correct -

But that also means that we have to rely on the courts, which have shown a strong right bias against enforcing these laws....

You’re not legally allowed to stand in the way of unionizing under any circumstances. Management doesn’t have that right. They DO have the right to try to address complaints that would lead to unionizing, but NOT under the condition that workers don’t unionize.

Unfortunately, that is largely because of the laws that we have. Unions are required to represent every member, and if the member doesn’t believe that they have been adequately represented, the union can be on the hook for massive legal bills.

The problem is the right wing doesn’t want to gut those laws (because they…

They’re only corrupt to people who believe the anti-union rhetoric fed to them by the right.

And the pay?  I get paid more than the heads of most major unions, and I don’t run an organization of 1.6 million people like the head of AFSCME does.  He gets paid less than most surgeons, and barely more than 25 cents goes…

“1) What is illegal about it? I see no threats, no coercion or the like, no bribing... telling them I’ll give you everything the union does and more? That is what EVERY employer should be doing.”

Seriously? He says he’ll solve the problems *IF* they agree not to unionize? That’s a threat against working conditions if…

The economy in N. California is NOT great for the sort of people who would work an assembly line.  

So your one experience is representative of everyone, then?

BTW, if they didn’t represent you to your satisfaction, federal law would allow you to sue them AND make them pay for your lawyers.

And he’d be looking at massive fines for violating federal law.

What NLRB says Elon told the workers would be illegal in ANY state of this country.

And I’m trying to think of any automaker who moved production to another state or country to get rid of a union.  Can’t think of one.

Look to the MC2 concept for the Cougar (which was based off the European CDW27 platform, but was built in Michigan - even the ones that were sold in Europe)

Yep, headlights are very reminiscent of the first gen Focus... Front quarter panel looks a lot like the first gen fusion...

The Cougar came more from the MC2 concept, if you ask me...

So they had 450k reservations, and have made roughly 47k cars. That leaves 403k reservations to go. That’s 80 weeks at the current rate.

I don’t see how you can spin this other than the vast majority of remaining reservations aren’t willing to buy the car at the $50k+ prices they’re asking. The reservations list then…

So, basically, is this not admitting that the vast bulk of people who took reservations aren’t willing to actually take delivery of the vehicle at the cost (well over $35k) that Tesla is making possible?  In other words, the reservations are a horrible indicator of Tesla’s backlog (which apparently doesn’t exist), but…

Wait...

So in the T.Rowe Price chart, they’re charging the taxable account a 25% tax rate, according to their description?  Unless you’re at extreme levels of income, your tax rate currently would not exceed 15%.

slight correction:

1) Do you think taxes will go up from their current rate?
2) What effective tax rate do you see yourself in in retirement?

#2 is crucial that you think of it in effective tax rates, because while I am in the 22% tax bracket today, and contributions save me taxes today at that marginal 22% rate (which…