A California employment panel rejected a funding request from Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Friday after the aerospace firm’s billionaire founder defied a San Francisco Bay Area health order and threatened to move the headquarters of his electric car company, Tesla Inc., out of the state.
The state’s main union federation and other labor officials wrote to California’s Employee Training Panel on Thursday to voice opposition tothat Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. sought to train existing workers and hire new ones. Their resistance was pivotal, as four of the eight panel members are labor leaders. Five members voted no during Friday’s virtual meeting.
Musk “has a proven track record of enriching himself and his companies instead of being a good corporate partner,” Art Pulaski, the head of the California Labor Federation, and three other labor leaders wrote to the panel Thursday.SpaceX reportedly raised money this year at a roughly $36-billion valuation, so the state funding isn’t pivotal to the closely held company’s future.
Musk also threatened to move Tesla’s operations elsewhere before tweeting that the automaker would flout local authorities and restart production. The blog Electrek
Yeah that will definitely make them stay
Oh boy this COVID-19 B.S. stuff is gettin’ serious! The precautions are logical, but excessive. This man is a man of progress and they are often impatient. I understand both sides, but Mr. Musk (that sounds soooo awesome!!) will ultimately come out on top! 🙏🏼
He’s going to threat to leave again
Claw back the hundreds of millions in car subsidies.
America headed into a depression. Texas is trying to keep jobs, California trying to get rid of them. Smart...
MUSK SHOULD MOVE TP TEXAS!!!
How has Tesla’s board not removed him from the company? He’s a huge threat to investors
He should leave California and pay his taxes in a state welcoming him!
Wow California, that’ll show him lol
And on the top of it, he is asking for job funding. Yuck.
That's why he kept threatening to move out of state. He really should.
They allowed the entire county to open up except Tesla. California is going to destroy itself even more.
Before you seal your destiny you might want to compare your direction with Venezuela.
I like Elon Musk for his creativity but I like California a thousand times more. Good job California!!
He’s still in California?! Should have moved to Texas or Nevada, maybe they could help him.
spacecom Wants his cake and eat it too. 🤪
So California is giving SpaceX and Elon Musk the finger while Governors of Texas and Oklahoma are sending him love letters.
Bye Felicia
California is right.
kuku27 He invited trouble
SassBaller You mean Elon who doesn't believe there is a pandemic?
Way to go Cali!
Since no one else is saying it; elonmusk is a DOUCHE!
SassBaller It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person. Pull the f*cking money out of your bank account. If you can’t, we should be taxing you more than we do.
SassBaller Good!
SassBaller 💯
I guess Musk figured 'what the hell. the worst they can do is say no.' Never having been wealthy, I can't speak for Musk and his ilk. If I was as wealthy as Musk I would be too ashamed to ask for a handout.
Instead of pay for unemployment insurance to keep his employees safe, Elon wants $ from the taxpayers to fund his capitalist day dream...?
Musk will use income from his property sales to protect his furloughed employees, and provide hazard pay for his essential employees. He will make sure the families of his essential employees are able to practice social distancing, and he will lead by example. Right?
Bruh you got money. Ask grimes for money tf
Texas is waiting for you! And, with 15 billion in the bank, to tide you over, please bring those jobs here. Come on down! We Love non-smokestack businesses!
Why not just round up to 666 you symbolism craving Satanists? Honestly.
Sounds like retaliation to me!
Completely random thought here: now that my hair is at an awkward stage and can be grasped if need be, do chicks dig that?