Ford, GM to shut down production in North America due to coronavirus concerns

Ford, GM to shut down production in North America due to coronavirus concerns

EMILY WELSH IS LIVE OUTSIDE THEPLANT.WHAT DO WE KNOW?EMILY: WELL, KRIS, RIGHT NOWTHERE ARE STILL WORKERS HERE,THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE IN THECOMING DAYS.G.M.

LEADERSHIP SAID THEY'RETAKING THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP TOKEEP WORKERS SAFER.THIS IS GOING TO AFFECTTHOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF AUTOWORKERS HERE IN THE KANSAS CITYMETRO.FORD SAYS THAT IT'S PLANT WILLSHUT DOWN AFTER THURSDAY EVENINGSHIFTS AND STAY CLOSED THROUGHMARCH 30 AT THIS POINT.THAT WILL LATER BE REASSESSEDAND THAT WILL IMPACT THE PLANTIN THE KANSAS CITY AREA.G.M.

SAID IT WILL BE GIVINGSYSTEMATIC ORDERLY SERIES.REPRESENTING WORKERS HERE AT THEG.M.

FAIRFAX PLANT AND I SPOKETO PRESIDENT CLARENCE BROWN ONTHE PHONE.HE IS WORKING WITH PLANTLEADERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT WHATTHIS WILL ALL MEAN.ANOTHER THAT REPRESENTS WORKERSPOSTED ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGESAYING THAT UNION'S LEADERSHIPTEAM IS SCHEDULED FOR MEETINGSWITH TOP MANAGEMENT AT THE PLANTAND THEY'RE ADDRESSING THEMODIFIED PRODUCTION SCHEDULE.SO THE U.A.W.

HAS BEEN PUSHINGAND PUSHING FOR THIS MOVE TOSHUT DOWN THESE PLANTS TO KEEPTHE WORKERS SAFE, SO WE'RE STILLWAITING TO HEAR FROM THE REPSAND LEADERSHIP TO GET T