US labor agency says eight employees were let go for circulating a letter calling the founder a ‘distraction and embarrassment’

The rocket and satellite maker SpaceX was accused by a US labor agency of unlawfully firing eight employees for circulating a letter calling the founder and CEO, Elon Musk, a “distraction and embarrassment”.

A regional official with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint claiming SpaceX violated the workers’ rights under federal labor law to band together and advocate for better working conditions, according to Kayla Blado, a spokesperson for the agency.

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