Tesla violated national labor laws by suppressing employees at its Orlando, Florida, service center from discussing pay and bringing up grievances on working conditions, a US labor judge ruled on Wednesday (PDF). The situation reached its inflection point in January 2022, when one Orlando technician was suspended by their supervisors a day after emailing and scheduling a meeting with Tesla’s VP of sales, service, and delivery to discuss concerns. A supervisor claimed the technician was threatening violence, which the technician denied