[Smlr_net] Drawn to Tesla’s Bright Prospects, Many Black Workers Say They Found Racism

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Drawn to Tesla’s Bright Prospects, Many Black Workers Say They Found Racism

*Author:* Laren Helper

*Source:* NY Times

*Date: *Nov. 30, 2018

Summary: Interviews, internal communications and sworn legal statements filed by more than two dozen current or former Tesla employees and contractors describe a wide range of concerns among some African-American workers at the factory in Fremont, including threats by co-workers, demeaning assignments and barriers to advancement. Link: https://nyti.ms/2KHfrdk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library