Labor News & Commentary February 24 federal unions and agencies respond to Musk's email report demands

https://onlabor.org/february-24-2025/

By Holden Hopkins

Holden Hopkins is a student at Harvard Law School.

In today’s News & Commentary, the DOJ moves anti-immigrant hiring allegations against Elon Musk’s Space-X, and federal unions and agencies respond to Musk’s email report demands.

The Department of Justice is moving to drop discrimination charges against SpaceX, a company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, after the case was put on hold for over a year. The charges stemmed from allegations that SpaceX discouraged asylees and refugees from applying for jobs, violating federal anti-discrimination laws. The DOJ cited a legal challenge to administrative law judges as the reason for abandoning the case, aligning itself with corporate interests that argue these judges lack constitutional authority.

This move is yet another by the government which appears to personally benefit Musk and his various companies. Musk himself has of course been prominently involved in matters involving the federal government and workforce. As Gil reported yesterday, the billionaire and purported head of the Department of Government Efficiency sent an email to all federal employees demanding they reply with a report on what they were working on at the risk of termination. With the deadline for these “reports” looming tonight, federal worker unions and agencies have been quick to respond.

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