GM's 'Factory of the Future' Cuts to Half Capacity — Workers Say Union 'Not Doing Anything for Us'

GM vowed Factory Zero would lead America's EV future — now, less than five years later, it runs at half capacity. (PHOTO: Company Man/YouTube)

General Motors' Factory Zero assembly plant, once hailed as the flagship of America's electric vehicle revolution, resumes production today under dramatically reduced circumstances.

The Detroit-Hamtramck facility is now operating at just half capacity following the permanent layoff of 1,140 hourly workers, according to a WARN Act notice filed with Michigan's Department of Labour and Economic Opportunity. Employees are now questioning whether their union has abandoned them altogether.