Twitter Workers File Class Action Suit vs Mass Firing

Elon Musk is reaping the whirlwind for the abrupt firing of Twitter employees after denying that he did not intend to retrench 25% percent of the social media’s 7,500 employees.

Photo Insert: Musk's first week as Twitter's owner has been marked by chaos and uncertainty. Two company-wide meetings were scheduled, only to be canceled hours later.

A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday against Twitter by its employees, who argued the company was conducting mass layoffs without providing the required 60-day advance notice, in violation of federal and California law, Reuters, the Associated Press (AP), CNN Business and Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

The lawsuit also asked the San Francisco federal court to issue an order to restrict Twitter from soliciting employees being laid off to sign documents without informing them of the pendency of the case.

Musk has directed Twitter's teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings, AlterNet also reported.

He has already cleared out the company's senior ranks, firing its chief executive and top finance and legal executives. Others, including those sitting atop the company's advertising, marketing and human resources divisions, have departed the past week.

Musk's first week as Twitter's owner has been marked by chaos and uncertainty. Two company-wide meetings were scheduled, only to be canceled hours later. Employees told Reuters they were left to piece together information through media reports, private messaging groups and anonymous forums.

Musk has been condemned for pushing his anti-labor agenda, something that cannot be masked by his motherhood statements about being a champion of free speech.

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