Manufacturing

Tesla case puts plant labor in spotlight

Tesla is retooling its Fremont, Calif., plant to build the Model 3. Construction labor practices in the auto industry face more scrutiny amid a boom in U.S. auto plant projects and expansions at foreign automakers' plants in the South, where labor researchers say weaker union representation raises the likelihood of labor standards going unchecked. (BLOOMBERG)
May 22, 2016 05:00 AM
Eisenmann Corp. statement

"Any violation against the rules and regulations will lead to an immediate end of the business relationship."

Germany's Eisenmann Corp., a major paint shop system supplier to vehicle assembly plants, launched a probe last week into its supplier contracts following claims of labor abuses from an employee of one of its subcontractors at Tesla Motors' plant in Fremont, Calif.

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