2 May 2023

Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 2 May 2023

Rebecca talks to Kathryn about a significant step for the right to repair movement in the US. The Consumer Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Act passed 46-14 in Colorado's Senate, which means Colorado farmers will be able to legally fix their own equipment next year. And a judge has ruled that Tesla broke US labour laws and silenced workers.

It was found that managers at a Tesla Orlando repair shop told workers not to discuss pay or their working conditions, or bring complaints to higher level managers.

The inside of a Tesla Model S, equipped to work as a police car with vehicle registration plate fast reading and detection, exhibited during the Mobile World Congress 2023 on 11 March, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain.

Photo: Joan Cros / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AF

Rebecca Stevenson  is a senior writer at interest.co.nz