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Auto Industry reacts to being allowed to reopen soon

Credit: FOX 47 News Michigan
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Auto Industry reacts to being allowed to reopen soon
Auto Industry reacts to being allowed to reopen soon
Auto Industry reacts to being allowed to reopen soon

GOVERNOR WHITMER HAS EXTENDEDTHE STAY HOME ORDER--BUT HAS ALSO GIVEN MICHIGANMANUFACTURING THE GREEN LIGHT TORESTART BUSINESS MONDAY.AUTOMAKERS SAY THEY'LL REBOOTOPERATIONS ON MAY 18TH.AS FOX 47'S RACHEL SWEETREPORTS--THEY SAY THEY'RELOOKING FORWARD TO GETTINGBACK INTO A ROUTINE.GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER'SLATEST EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWSAUTO AND OTHERMANUFACTURING WORKERS TO RETURNTO WORK ON MAY 18TH.MOLLY FITZGERALD WORKS AS ANASSEMBLER FOR AVANCZEA SUPPLIER FOR GM.SHE SAYS SHE'S ANXIOUS TO WORKAGAIN..

AND SEE HER COWORKERS."I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK TO WORKDON'T GET ME WRONG THIS TIME OFFHAS BEEN GREAT BUT I LOVE MY JOBI LOVE WHAT I DO I LOVE OURUNION AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TOBE BACK TO BE WITH THE PEOPLE IWORK WITHCAUSE OVER THE YEARS THEY BECOMEYOUR FAMILY SO IT WILL BE NICETO SEE MY SECOND FAMILY ATWORK."MIGEL MEJIA ALSO WORKS FOR ASUPPLIER FOR GM -- HE SAYS HE'SMORE CONCERNED ABOUT THESPREAD OF THE VIRUS."IF THEY JUST DON'T FEEL LIKEIT'S SAFE TO COME BACK TO WORKTHEY CAN - EVERYBODY HAS TOREPORTBACK ON MONDAY THE 18TH I WANTTO MAKE THAT CLEAR." BUTTED TOO"THEN IF THEY WANT TO TELL THEIRBOSS -YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST DON'T FEELSAFE I'M GOING TO TAKE THEUNPAID LEAVE AND GO HOMEIN LANSING RACHEL SWEET.WORKERS WILL SEE SOME CHANGESWHEN THEY RETURN--MANUFACTURING FACILITIES MUSTHAVE MEASURES IN PLACE TOPROTECT EMPLOYEES--THEY'LL HAVE TO DO DAILY HEALTHSCREENINGS--ALL FACILITIES MUST HAVEDEDICATED ENTRANCES,THERE CAN'T BE ANY IN-PERSONVISITS, LIKE TOURS--GO TO FOX 47 NEWS DOT COM FORTHE FULL EXECUTIVE ORDER.

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