GM Announces Layoffs of 164 Additional Workers Amid UAW Strike
🪧 GM Announces Layoffs of 164 Additional Workers Amid UAW Strike.
General Motors (GM) has laid off more employees due to the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, bringing the total number of furloughed workers related to the strike to over 2,100. Unlike other automakers, GM has not been spared from the incremental escalations of the UAW strike. The strike, which began on September 15, initially targeted a Ford plant in Michigan, a GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri, and a Stellantis plant in Ohio. Subsequent rounds of the strike have impacted various facilities and assembly plants of these automakers. GM recently announced that it would be forced to furlough 130 workers at its Parma, Ohio, metal center and 34 workers at its Marion, Indiana, metal center as a result of the strike. The affected employees are not expected to return until the strike has been resolved. GM had previously laid off around 2,000 workers following the first round of the strike, citing parts shortages caused by the strike at its Wentzville facility. Other automakers, including Stellantis and Ford, have also been impacted by the strike, resulting in temporary layoffs and disruptions to production.
The recent woes faced by America's leading automakers - Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis - have gone largely unnoticed amidst their impressive profits.