Tesla plans to bring some workers back to the assembly plant in Fremont, California starting April 29 despite orders for shelter in the San Francisco Bay area by May 3. Bloomberg News Reported.
In the Fremont plant's paint and stamping operations, factory leaders sent a message to respond and confirm that they had plans to work. Bloomberg.
Tesla temporarily closed the Fremont plant on March 23, but persuaded local officials that the plant was a “must-have” and should not be ordered to evacuate. The company insisted that it be classified as a "national critical infrastructure" according to the Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
However, the Alameda County Health Authority has determined that keeping the plant open is a public health risk, and the Fremont Police Department Kimberly Petersen told Tesla that the rules for the Fremont facility will not be broken.
It is not clear what action will be taken by the Fremont Police Department if workers return to the Fremont factory before the on-site shelter order is released. Emails were not immediately returned to the department on Sunday morning.
The Fremont plant produces Tesla's Model 3, Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles.
Several other automakers are trying to resume production in early May, but GM and Ford still haven't announced an official start date. The United Auto Workers Union said in early May that it was "too fast and too dangerous." Ford and GM are union shops, and Tesla is not.
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