March 19, 2020 (10:15 a.m.) - Fort Wayne Assembly Team, the decision has been made to temporarily suspend operations at the end of 2nd shift, Friday, March 20, 2020.
• Our body shop will begin to strip out at approximately 8pm this evening, and the remaining shops thereafter.
• All employees are asked to empty their lockers and refrigerators and take personal items home.
• This will be a cold shutdown. You will be notified well in advance when operations are scheduled to resume. These notifications will be distributed via GM’s Automated Notification System (ANS) and the Fort Wayne Assembly Employee Hotline (1-855-313-9700).
o Updates will be published via ANS and on the Hotline beginning Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 5pm. o We will update these messages as information becomes available.
• A small group of employees will remain on site to maintain critical operations.
• We know there are many questions regarding employee pay during this shutdown. We will communicate answers when we have them.
Thank you for your support and flexibility as we all continue to work through this difficult situation.