Birds of a Feather: Audubon Joins Elon Musk in Challenging Constitutionality of Federal Worker Rights

Earlier this week, the National Audubon Society, an environmental conservation organization where workers are members of the Bird Union-CWA Local 1180, adopted a radical legal position, claiming that federal worker protections under the National Labor Relations Act are unconstitutional. Audubon joins Elon Musk, billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX, in questioning the constitutionality of legal precedent. While notorious labor law violators like Amazon and Starbucks have copied Musk’s unusual legal defense, the National Audubon Society appears to be the first nonprofit to do so.

Elon Musk joked with presidential candidate Donald Trump last month about firing striking workers during a live conversation on Musk’s media platform. You can listen to the audio clip here.

The NLRB has determined that, in contract negotiations with the Bird Union-CWA Local 1180 that have dragged on for more than two years, Audubon has violated federal labor laws, including refusing to bargain over minimum salaries, making unilateral changes to healthcare benefits, and denying union members benefits that were given to non-represented staff.

The Bird Union-CWA Local 1180 has announced a three-day unfair labor practice strike to start on Tuesday, September 10, in response to the nonprofit’s continued violation of workers’ rights under federal labor laws.

Click here to read more about the National Audubon Society’s unfair labor practices. You can also join one of the nearly 20 picket lines across the country. Click here to find a picket near you.

Send a quick message to the National Audubon Society telling them you've got the workers’ backs.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.