Elon Musk decries UAW union, promises employees frozen yogurt and rollercoaster machine

Editor's Note: This story is from early 2017 and resurfaced in the SFGATE most popular stories list after being shared by several Facebook groups.

Frozen yogurt and an electric pod rollercoaster machine are just some of the perks Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised employees in an email obtained by Buzzfeed.

Musk wrote that as soon as the Model 3 reaches volume production this year, there will be "free frozen yogurt stands scattered around the factory" as well as a "Tesla electric pod car roller coaster."

In his words, "It's going to get crazy good."

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Before talk of yogurt and roller coasters, Musk began with some inspiring David vs. Goliath rhetoric. "The forces arrayed against us are many and incredibly powerful," he wrote.

Musk then commented on the recent Medium post by Tesla employee Jose Moran, who claimed that Tesla factory employees are overworked and underpaid. The post alleged that "a few months ago, six out of eight people in my work team were out on medical leave at the same time due to various work-related injuries."

Moran later posted a Facebook video advocating for unionizing.

Musk fired back at the post and cited Moran's claims as untrue. He added that the post was "promoting the UAW (United Auto Workers), which does not share our mission and whose true allegiance is to the giant car companies."

One item Musk did not address in the yogurt-union email? The crazy Tesla parking lot.

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