UAW Asks GM to Shut Down Texas SUV Plant as Covid Cases Soar

Robotic machines weld together the frames of vehicles at the General Motors assembly plant in Arlington, Texas.Photographer: Matthew Busch/
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The United Auto Workers union local in Arlington, Texas, has asked General Motors Co. to temporarily close its large-SUV plant in the city for the safety of its workers as cases of Covid-19 rise rapidly in the state.

“Due to the most recent data on the Covid-19 outbreak, the Bargaining Committee has asked General Motors to shut down Arlington Assembly until the curve is flattened for the benefit and well-being of our members,” UAW Local 276 said on its website. “Every day we are setting new records in the number of people who are testing positive in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.”