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Elon Musk wants to be the chief executive of "a real car company." His goal is to turn Tesla Inc. into a mass producer capable of measuring up against some of the most productive car factories in North America.
As part of its effort to organize the electric automaker's Fremont, Calif., factory, the union has filed a string of unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. The complaints, grouped with reports of working conditions at the plant and a changing political environment, could soon turn up the heat on Tesla as it deals with production issues.
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley asked four federal agencies to look at the visa status of more than 140 foreign workers on a construction project at Tesla's Fremont factory, in response to an investigation by this newspaper. Grassley requested the departments of Justice, State, Homeland Security and Labor investigate why Eastern European men were granted visas to do construction work that is broadly banned by immigration laws and could have been done by U.S. workers.
When Ro Khanna challenged Rep. Mike Honda's re-election two years ago, Khanna finished 20 percentage points behind the fellow Democrat in the 17th Congressional District primary. Khanna narrowed that gap to within four points that November, but ultimately lost.