Recent News and Discussions About General Motors Layoffs
GM white-collar job cuts: How layoff process is happening
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/02/05/gm-layoffs-severance-pay/2778167002/
Feb 5, 2019 — GM was in the second day Tuesday of massive salaried job cuts across its North American offices, targeting about 4,000 workers as part of a …
GM’s layoffs start Monday, at least 4,000 expected to lose jobs
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/01/gm-readies-to-make-4000-involuntary-layoffs-next-week.html
Feb 1, 2019 — General Motors is planning to layoff at least 4,000 salaried workers in North America starting Monday ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter …
Why The General Motors Layoffs Were Strategic – Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniedenning/2018/11/29/why-the-general-motors-layoffs-were-strategic/
Nov 29, 2018 — Earlier this week, General Motors announced its plans to lay off more than 14,000 employees in North America. The layoffs were triggered by …
General Motors to add 8000 technical workers this year
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/general-motors-add-8000-technical-workers-year-82490993
Jan 26, 2022 — GM sought the cuts to raise profit margins and invest more in autonomous and electric vehicles. Most of the layoffs happened at GM’s technical …
‘A kick in the stomach’: massive GM layoffs leave workers …
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/27/general-motors-ohio-auto-car-layoffs
Dec 27, 2018 — GM stunned its workforce on 26 November, the Monday after Thanksgiving, by announcing it would cut roughly 14,000 jobs and idle five factories …
Layoffs coming to GM Flint Assembly plant due to ongoing …
https://www.abc12.com/news/business/layoffs-coming-to-gm-flint-assembly-plant-due-to-ongoing-semiconductor-shortage/article_30bbdb32-a552-5a75-b4ae-bed88276ecb3.html
of United Auto Workers Local 598. General Motors announced they will only run production of the the company’s bread and butter heavy duty trucks on first shift …
What GM’s Layoffs Reveal About the Digitalization of the Auto …
https://hbr.org/2018/12/what-gms-layoffs-reveal-about-the-digitalization-of-the-auto-industry
Dec 4, 2018 — The most revealing aspect of GM’s plant closings and layoffs may well be what they say about broader technology trends. GM’s layoffs are …
General Motors contractor Leadec to lay off 146 in Wentzville
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/business-journal/general-motors-leadec-layoffs-wentzville/63-abc5bc1f-cfee-4272-b2ff-3e41a85cbdd7
Jun 10, 2021 — WENTZVILLE, Mo. — General Motors cleaning contractor Leadec Corp. said it will lay off 146 workers at the automaker’s Wentzville plant.
GM’s 14,000 layoffs by the numbers | Fox Business
https://www.foxbusiness.com/industrials/gms-14000-layoffs-by-the-numbers
Feb 7, 2019 — General Motors announced last year it would lay off 14,000 workers in the U.S. as it shifts its focus away from passenger cars in favor of …
GM to lay off 15 percent of salaried workers, halt production at …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/26/gm-lay-off-percent-salaried-workers-halt-production-five-plants-us-canada/
Nov 26, 2018 — Amid global restructuring, General Motors announced Monday it would reduce its North American production and salaried and executive …
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