Ford workers are telling Autoblog the company has failed to adhere to the company’s own safety procedures put in place in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The workers, who are employed at factories in Kansas City and Dearborn, Mich., that build the top-selling F-150 pickup truck, are echoing concerns the UAW posted on its Facebook page last week.
The Kansas City worker claimed tools were not being cleaned between shifts, and neither were common areas such as picnic tables. A Dearborn Truck worker says that as many as three workers occupied a single nine-foot area, making proper distancing impossible. Also, when workers have tested positive for COVID-19, shutdowns that originally were supposed to last 24 hours have lasted only 15 minutes.