Tesla Inc. told production workers their furlough ended and that it’s getting back to work at its factory in California, muddying a battle with state and local officials who blocked the plant from reopening last week.
Valerie Capers Workman, the carmaker’s head of North American human resources, said in an email to Tesla’s production workers that managers will be contacting them within the next 24 hours with their start date and schedule. California Governor Gavin Newsom said during his daily press briefing Monday he expected the company’s plant in Fremont would be able to reopen as early as next week.
“My understanding is they have had some very constructive conversations,” Newsom said, referring to Tesla and Alameda County, where Fremont is located. “My belief and hope and expectation is as early as next week, they will be able to resume.”
Tesla sued the county over the weekend after it told the company it didn’t meet criteria to reopen. Newsom, who allowed manufacturing in parts of the state to restart May 8, said Monday that the county decided to enforce stricter rules around reopening.
When asked about Tesla reopening its Fremont plant regardless of Alameda’s order, Newsom said he was unaware.
“It was my understanding when I walked up to the podium today that that wasn’t the case,” he said.
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