Posted on 03/17/2020 12:29:32 PM PDT by John W
DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union wants Detroit's three automakers to shut down their factories for two weeks to keep its members safe from the spreading novel coronavirus.
But union President Rory Gamble says in an email to members obtained by the Associated Press that the companies were not willing to stop production.
Gamble says the union gave Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler two days to put together plans to safeguard workers. That period ends Tuesday afternoon.
The companies and union will meet this evening to discuss the safety measures. But Gamble says if the union isn't satisfied it will take unspecified further action to protect members.
“These companies will be put on notice that the UAW will use any and all measures to protect our brothers and sisters who are working in their facilities,” Gamble said in the message.
The three companies employ about 150,000 autoworkers at dozens of factories and parts depots across the country. Most of the manufacturing footprint is concentrated in the industrial Midwest, but the companies also have plants in Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and other states.
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So no worker to receive pay checks to pay union dues? Wonder how long that’ll last?
What are the outbreak numbers where the factories are?
The UAW union hands are jealous that their brethren in the teacher’s unions are getting paid holidays.
The union will insist the company and/or feds pay the union dues and whatever they can get for the workers.
Does the UAW have workers over 65? They are all retired in FL by then.
Well, most of the auto plants up north are located in or near ‘Rat Urban Utopias.
Doesn’t matter, The goal is to wreck the economy and get Joe Biden elected and Trump out.
Not that high. Total outbreak overall in Muchigan is 65. Doubt any, or very few of those are factory workers
They just want paid holidays.
The teachers are off and now the kids are getting a better education proving we can do without all these teachers, we can do this at home and online. Same for union autoworkers, robotics can replace them.
Oh no!
Next, CNN will be laying people off!
Big Three Auto Co.: “OK, we’ll shut down — for two YEARS, not two weeks. In the meantime, our operations in Mexico will continue uninterrupted. Bye.”
Shutting down is exactly the opposite of what the economy needs. Not only are the 150,000 union workers affected, but hundreds of thousands of non-union workers in their supply chain.
It's because of globalist douche bags like you is the reason why we need a border tax.
I guess you missed the entire point of my post. But I’ve come to expect that, so I don’t even get bothered by it anymore.
That’s exactly right. If Ford has shut down their production under UAW pressure last year when I was buying a new company vehicle, I would have bought another brand — or canceled the purchase entirely.
Ok, what was the point. I am waiting.....
If there are 100,000 Americans out there shopping for a new car today, shutting down an auto plant is like shooting yourself in the head to treat a brain tumor. The UAW plants are going to lose business to non-UAW plants — hopefully permanently.
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