Divided Detroit Struggles to Find Path to Making Cars Again
- After Ford outlines protocols, UAW emphasizes need for testing
- Union has set high bar for executives to prove safety
The Ford Michigan assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan on March 23.
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The safety measures that Ford Motor Co. has spent weeks preparing to resume North American production fell short of assuaging the United Auto Workers union, which could stand in the way of much of the industry’s plans to reopen.
Ford briefed reporters Thursday on how it will require face masks, check temperatures and close cafeterias at factories across the continent when it restarts operations at an untold date. UAW President Rory Gamble said the union is still talking with the company about its protocols.