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SpaceX employees say they illegally fired after organizing an open letter about Elon Musk’s behavior.Photo: Hannibal Hanschke-Pool (Getty Images)SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s tweets are once again being used in as evidence in a case filed with federal regulators. This time, the parties citing his tweets are former SpaceX employees, who are claiming that the company fired them in retaliation for circulating an open letter criticizing Musk’s behavior and his tweets.Earlier this week, eight former SpaceX employees filed unfair…

Would you work for this man?Photo: Saul Martinez (Getty Images)Former SpaceX employees say they were fired in June for writing and circulating an open letter criticizing the behavior of the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, as well as the content he posts on Twitter. The eight ex-employees have filed unfair labor practices charges with the National Labor Relations Board. They claim SpaceX retaliated against them for writing the letter and that their dismissals were illegal.Gizmodo obtained a copy of the charge filed by former…