Ex-Tesla worker testifies that race bias made him 'feel less than a man'


FILE PHOTO Motorists drive past Teslas primary vehicle factory in Fremont California U.S. May 12 2020. REUTERSStephen LamFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Motorists drive past Tesla's primary vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S. May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

(Reuters) -A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc's flagship California assembly plant became emotional testifying at a trial on Wednesday about the psychological toll exacted on him by a torrent of racial slurs, threats and other workplace incidents.

The plaintiff, Owen Diaz, struggled to speak at times during his testimony, including when he explained how he had recorded Spanish-speaking coworkers and later discovered using a translation website that they were calling him racial slurs.

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