Fiat Warns Workers Won’t Be Paid If They Halt Assembly Lines
- Unauthorized stoppages ‘cannot be tolerated,’ executive says
- Covid-19 fears triggered pause at two plants in Michigan
New vehicles sit parked outside the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Jefferson North Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV issued a stern warning to employees after workers at two of its U.S. plants stopped production last week over concern management wasn’t properly handling coronavirus risks.
“Unauthorized work stoppages in our facilities create both disruption, and, potentially, safety concerns, and therefore cannot be tolerated,” Mike Resha, Fiat Chrysler’s head of North American manufacturing, wrote in a June 28 letter. Employees found to have instigated unapproved shutdowns will face disciplinary action, and stoppages “will result in zero pay,” he wrote.