The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring some of the carmaker’s biggest shareholders as the tech mogul’s cost-cutting influence in Washington sets off alarm bells.

Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers called on major money managers to review their valuations of Tesla amid a run of bad news for the carmaker.Rebecca Cook/ReutersA union takes on Tesla over its stock price

As Elon Musk’s norm-shattering influence in Washington has grown — consider his unprecedented cameo at President Trump’s first cabinet meeting on Wednesday — he has drawn intense scrutiny and opposition.

The latest pushback comes from the American Federation of Teachers, one of the nation’s biggest labor unions, with an unexpected line of attack: applying pressure on some of the largest investors in Tesla, DealBook is first to report.

The A.F.T.’s leader, Randi Weingarten, is writing to the C.E.O.s of six

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