Tesla's former head of HR told Elon Musk that the company should promote workers who want to unionize so they could 'turn adversaries into those responsible for the problem': Report (TSLA)

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September 26, 2018 4:45 PM

Tesla's former head of human resources suggested to CEO Elon Musk that two employees who supported forming a union be given positions that could prevent them from advocating for a union, Bloomberg reports.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

According to the publication, former HR head Gabrielle Toledano, who joined the company in May 2017 and
Toledano said in another email that placing the employees on the safety team would be an "Amazing way to turn adversaries into those responsible for the problem," according to Bloomberg, which reports that Musk wrote "Exactly" in response to the email.

According to the publication, former HR head Gabrielle Toledano, who joined the company in May 2017 and confirmed her resignation earlier this month after a leave of absence, said in an email to Musk that if the employees were placed on Tesla's safety team, they might not be able to support a union.

Toledano told Business Insider that Musk, not her, suggested putting the pro-union employees on the safety team and that she agreed with him. She added it could be helpful to put employees who complain about an element of their jobs on the team or task force responsible for addressing their concerns.

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