by Justin | Jul 20, 2021 | COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 2250
General Motors Co. is reinstating a mask mandate at its Wentzville, Missouri, plant as COVID cases in the area rise. In a Monday alert to employees obtained by The Detroit News, GM said: “After review of our community and state data, it has been determined...
by Scott Houldieson | May 20, 2021 | One Member One Vote, UAW Local 1097, UAW Local 12, UAW Local 1853, UAW Local 2164, UAW Local 2250, UAW Local 600, UAW Local 602, UAW Local 710, UAW Local 862, UAWD Statements & Press Releases
Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) is launching a nation-wide Week of Action from May 24-28 to raise awareness of the upcoming UAW-wide referendum vote on switching to direct elections of top international union leaders, and to build support for “One Member, One...
by Justin | Aug 25, 2020 | Auto News, General Motors, UAW Local 2250
General Motors is using salaried employees to help build pickups at its Wentzville Assembly plant near St. Louis due to high absenteeism amid the coronavirus pandemic. The practice has the UAW outraged. The union has issued a warning to the automaker, accusing GM of...
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 14, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 2250
The union has faith in the protocols, which include social distancing, and urges GM to rigidly enforce them and workers to steadfastly adhere to them. Still, there’s great cause for concern. “They have temperature screenings set up, a questionnaire at each entrance....
by Justin | Jun 12, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 2250
UAW Local 2250 President Glenn Kage knows exactly when he will go to General Motors for a “serious conversation” about shutting down the Wentzville Assembly plant for 14 days because of workers with coronavirus. “Five to 10 cases (of coronavirus) is...
