The Governors believing leaving their states open to protect the economy could not be more wrong. The governors must shut them down. No exception so that people migrate around from one open state to another. Shut down as New Zealand did until there were no new cases. Then and only then did New Zealand open their society again. When one case showed up, there was a return to strict standards, and the day after when there were none the country opened permanently.
July 11, 2020
By Jamie L. LaReau
General Motors will lay off its third shift of workers (click here) at the assembly plant where it builds its midsize pickups and full-size vans as cases of coronavirus surge in the surrounding community.
The automaker said starting July 20 it will reduce its Wentzville Assembly plant, which is near St. Louis, Missouri, to two shifts.
"We believe in the short term a two-shift operation plan will allow us to operate as efficiently as possible and accommodate team members who are not reporting to work due to concerns about COVID-19 in the local community," GM spokesman David Barnas told the Free Press on Saturday.
But the layoffs will delay GM's efforts to restock supplies of the usually hot-selling Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups, Barnas said. Second-quarter sales saw a big decline in the slowing economy.
There are 1,250 workers per shift at Wentzville, he said. GM is still working on the details regarding the exact number of workers for temporary layoffs, he said. Also, there is no time frame set yet on the length of the layoff.
"We are working on a staffing plan that will allow us to return to three shifts as soon as possible," Barnas said....
