All over the country, blue-collar and salaried workers have raised their hands to make medical equipment as companies repurpose factories. The move likely means that factories of all three Detroit automakers will be idle for at least another two weeks as they negotiate reopening terms with the United Auto Workers union. Ford, General Motors and FCA factories have been idle for over a month due to fears of spreading the coronavirus. But the union wants companies to consider testing workers before they enter factories. Detroit auto companies employ about 150,000 factory workers mainly in the industrial Midwest, but there are factories from New York to Tennessee and Texas.

Source: Stuff April 28, 2020 02:37 UTC