I am a big fan of Tesla. The cars are amazing. Generally I respect Elon, who has a track record of success. I support unions but I would never join one.
I think this is the best quote from the article.
“I don’t know, maybe they will unionize,” he mused. “If Tesla gets unionized it will be because we deserved it, and because we failed in some way.”
Elon has made many employees rich. If they unionize, they jeopardize the benefits that made them rich. I can’t see the company agreeing to be as generous when dealing with a union.
https://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/
https://theconversation.com/why-union-members-earn-higher-wages-than-their-non-union-colleagues-93122
https://economics.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2021/07/Union-spillovers-GSS.pdf
Here’s some reading for ya on why unions are beneficial for every sector (including nonunion).