Tesla Racism Suit Draws Almost 240 Workers Saying ‘Me Too’ (1)

A Black former assembly line staffer at Tesla Inc. is moving to add hundreds of other workers to his 2017 lawsuit in which he called the electric-car maker’s production floor a “hotbed for racist behavior.”

Marcus Vaughn says class-action status is appropriate to address Tesla’s failure to stop a “pattern and practice of race discrimination” and a hostile work environment at the factory in Fremont, California.

His request in a court filing Monday is backed by sworn statements from almost 240 other Black former employees and contractors who claim they too . . .