Elon Musk and trade unions

Elon Musk has commented negatively on trade unions and has clashed with workers at companies he owns including Tesla, SpaceX, and X Corp. (formerly Twitter). In 2025, Musk was appointed by president Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency, which was opposed by several trade unions. In 2023, Musk commented that he disagreed with "the idea of unions", describing it as a "lords and peasants" scenario.