by Justin | Jul 14, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 2209, UAW Local 276, UAW Local 598
General Motors Co. has a virus-induced problem with absenteeism at its vital truck plants just when it needs every single body it can get on the assembly line. GM is working feverishly to replenish supplies of the in-demand pickups and full-sized SUVs after idling its…
by Justin | Jul 3, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 2250, UAW Local 276
The UAW is on heightened alert as cases of coronavirus escalate at two of General Motors’ key plants that local union leaders have already pressed the automaker to close for health reasons. The plants are Arlington Assembly in Texas and Wentzville Assembly in…
by Justin | Jun 30, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 276
The local union at one of General Motors largest plants has asked the company to shut it down because of a growing outbreak of coronavirus cases in the area. UAW Local 276, representing the nearly 5,000 workers at GM’s Arlington Assembly plant in Texas, notified…
by Justin | Jun 13, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 276
The Texas plant that assembles General Motors’ hot-selling full-size SUVs will be back to three shifts Monday. That means nearly 5,000 workers rotating through the massive facility, just as novel coronavirus cases rise in the region and the plant confirms its…
