Working in video games might sound like a dream job to a 12-year-old Fortnight-loving kid, but the day-to-day reality of grinding in the industry can be as unrelenting as fighting an end of level baddie. Games devs are routinely corralled to “crunch” to hit sequential release target deadlines to ensure a project gets delivered on […]
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Finally, Tesla has a response.
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the head of the Democratic National Committee, wrote to Elon Musk’s electric car company two months ago concerned about union busting and worker safety.
This week, Tesla decided to respond to Ellison’s concerns and doubled down on the health of Tesla’s employee-management relationship. Everything is honky-dory at Tesla according to Tesla.
Tesla and Elon Musk responded today to the letter Rep. Ellison sent asking questions about safety and allegations of union busting. Here’s the letter Elon sent: pic.twitter.com/lrGoPz5WKA
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