General Motors, Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler have negotiated with the United Auto Workers union to “review and implement the rotating partial shutdown of facilities” and other additional measures in an attempt to keep workers safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the union announced yesterday, CNBC.com reported. The actions are expected to be a compromise between the companies and union after UAW President Rory Gamble on Sunday urged the automakers to cease production for two weeks due to the spread of the virus in the U.S., including employees from each of the automakers. It’s unclear at this time how the union and automakers plan to implement the “rotating partial” shutdowns. The union said it expects “more detailed information to be released in the next 24 hours.”
