The SpaceX President claims that the fired employees repeatedly spammed a large number of employees during paid time[1].
> "Blanketing thousands of people across the company with repeated unsolicited emails and asking them to sign letters
> and fill out unsponsored surveys during the work day is not acceptable."
I appreciate their spirit, because I think Elon is being juvenile and distracting, but this seems cut-and-dry.
Because, in the absence of other evidence, it's the best take I have.
Also, if the SpaceX president's statement is false, then the fired people probably have a lawsuit to file. Would the SpaceX president be that dumb? Maybe.
It's not about "taking their claims at face value", it's highlighting those claims because that's the one thing that might actually make this firing stick. If the claims are accurate, the employees can't claim that the letter was "protected activity" relating to workplace conditions.
1. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/06/spacex-fired-emp...