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Wait a minute here. I thought I just read somewhere today they are holding a job fair in Spartanburg! In the newspaper, I think?
That job fair has probably been on the books for a month or two...and everyone knows that getting on at BMW, via MAU can be a loooong process, 2-6 months...so even with this issue, they'd probably go ahead with the job fair to have these potential MAU hires in the beginning stages of the vetting process.
Without getting into too many details, the part has been put back together and they have been running test runs on it. We will know much more on Friday. BMW will do everything it can to get this working again because it not only effects BMW personnel, but hundreds if not thousands of supplier personnel.
The new part is being built, but will take possibly four months to build. Let's hope they can make the broke part work. Looks like they may want to have a spare one of these in the future.
That job fair has probably been on the books for a month or two...and everyone knows that getting on at BMW, via MAU can be a loooong process, 2-6 months...so even with this issue, they'd probably go ahead with the job fair to have these potential MAU hires in the beginning stages of the vetting process.
Most of the jobs they are looking for are logistics at the job fair If the X3 line is down for an extended period, I would imagine that these extra hires won't be needed until things are back to normal. But you are right, the fair was planned before this incident happened.
Partial unemployment is usually referred to as "furlough". The State will pay out for furloughed workers in this case, it just depends on how BMW wants to go about their partial shutdown and when they want to do it.
I know there's some knowledgeable people here, so wondered if you have any knowledge of how unemployment works.
DH works for BMW (BMW staff, not MAU). In the last few days, apparently some huge 2-ton piece of machinery went kaput. They are scrambling to fix it, and may have to order a new one...which can takes 2-3 months to arrive. DH is sketchy on the details of what this machinery is or what it does, but apparently it affects the whole line's ability to function so if they have to order a new one...it could mean 2-3 months of no work...this is affecting the X3 lines. While DH was off already on Sun/Mon, apparently A and B shift were cancelled one night...and one night they let everyone come in and do housekeeping duties. He went in and worked Tuesday night. Now tonight, Wed, the plant is down (no B shift tonight, or A shift tomorrow)....we'll find out tomorrow if he can go to work Thursday night.
They are letting those that have vacation time available use it to offset the time off. If you don't have vacation time, they are letting you take no points/no pay...ie not getting paid, but not held against you. Great . I mean, we are at the end of the calendar year...most people had to use vacation time for the extra week that BMW closed down in July for construction...and if they had any left, they probably had plans for it. My DH doesn't have any left for this year...so we are no points/no pay. Perfect time...7 weeks before Christmas ....every shift counts here....paychecks cut in half will kill us...forget Christmas for 3 children...we'd need to focus on food and mortgage.
The rumbling is that BMW may let everyone come in a few nights a week, just enough so they can't file for unemployment. You know, BMW's sterling reputation of never having laid off their employees (yes, they've laid off temp/MAU,but never the official BMW employees). Would unemployment work that way...meaning if they called them in for 2 shifts out of 4 a week...does that mean they'd not be eligible for unemployment?
If the worst happens your husband may be OK since he is BMW. They may be able to move him over to H50 where they have already increased production of the X5 over the past few days. So keep your fingers crossed on that.
The news is probably worse for the MAU folks. But there is no official word yet.
Just spoke to my daughter & she has to call a hotline every day at 4:00 pm as well to see if she has to work. Sad that it takes so long to get parts but it was that way when I was in manufacturing as well. At least I wasn't through a temp agency & we always had to maintain equipment, paint or clean.
I know what broke, and I'd be amazed if they could make a new one in 3-4 weeks. Hopefully, this news is true. Maybe the other supplier has a similar one that could be modified to work.
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So much for needing the workers "immediately."
. I mean, we are at the end of the calendar year...most people had to use vacation time for the extra week that BMW closed down in July for construction...and if they had any left, they probably had plans for it. My DH doesn't have any left for this year...so we are no points/no pay. Perfect time...7 weeks before Christmas 
