Warren auto workers concerned about coronavirus procedures at FCA plant
DETROIT – A photo taken at a local automotive plant is raising questions about how coronavirus procedures are being handled, if at all.
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A concerned worker at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) assembly plant in Warren sent a photo to Local 4 that shows a hallway packed wall-to-wall with employees -- with some shoulder-to-shoulder.
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- An emergency stay-in-place order has been issued for University of Michigan students, requiring them to stay at their residences with few exceptions due to COVID-19 outbreaks. Click here to read more.
- Friendship Circle of Michigan has done amazing work helping people with special needs find jobs. Click here to read more.
- Police are investigating after a domestic incident ended with a barricaded gunman being taken into custody on Detroit’s east side. Click here to read more.
- The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved the sale of a portion of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds that will be developed into an Amazon distribution center, transit center and more. Click here to read more.
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