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Eight former employees of SpaceX are suing the company, alleging they were let go for speaking up against CEO and founder Elon Musk.
On Thursday, the employees said they were fired for being part of a group that had drafted and circulated a letter in June criticising Musk and urging executives to make the firm’s culture more inclusive.
Earlier this year in June, SpaceX fired at least five employees for drafting and circulating a letter calling Musk a ‘distraction and embarrassment’ to the company.
The charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board allege that SpaceX fired five employees the day after the letter was revealed, and four others in the two months after.