After a roundup including the first day of the E. Jean Carroll trial, Liz and Andrew break down the latest SpaceX lawsuit and discuss what it might mean for the future of collective bargaining.
Notes
Nathan J. Robinson, researcher, Current Affairs, “Surely We Can Do Better Than Elon Musk,” April 7, 2021
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/04/surely-we-can-do-better-than-elon-musk
S. Derek Turner, “Broadband Boondoggle: Ajit Pai’s $886M Gift to Elon Musk,” Free Press, December 14, 2020
https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/insights-opinions/broadband-boondoggle-ajit-pais-886m-gift-elon-musk
NLRB proceedings against SpaceX
https://www.nlrb.gov/case/31-CA-307446
NLRA, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/chapter-7/subchapter-II
NLRB damages chart
https://www.nlrb.gov/reports/nlrb-case-activity-reports/unfair-labor-practice-cases/remedies-achieved/monetary-remedies
SpaceX v. NLRB docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68136196/space-exploration-technologies-corp-v-national-labor-relations-board/
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