Faurecia Announces Layoffs at Saline Plant

Faurecia informed workers of temporary layoffs at the Saline plant Thursday morning.

Employees producing parts for Ford and FCA products are affected by the layoff. Employees producing parts for Tesla will continue reporting to work at this time. Other employees may also be affected and contacted by the company.

Ford production is expected to resume March 30 and FCA production on April 1.

Laid-off employees may be eligible for benefits:

• visit www.michigan.gov/uia
• Call 1-866-500-0017.
• More information can be found at Michiganworks.org or by calling 1-800-285-WORKS.

UUAW Local 892 had been pressuring Faurecia to close and sanitize the plant to protect workers from coronavirus. Some workers had reportedly been considering a wildcat strike.

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