About 500 Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. autoworkers have been laid off as a knock-off effect of the United Auto Workers strike, which entered its...
About 500 Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. autoworkers have been laid off as a knock-off effect of the United Auto Workers strike, which entered its third week.
At GM GM, -2.68%, 130 workers at a plant near Cleveland and 34 workers at a facility in Indiana were laid off. Both factories make metal parts used at GM assembly plants that are dark because of the walkouts. Related: UAW strike brings fight to consumers, worsening car-parts shortages already plaguing the industry
“These are not lock outs. These layoffs are a consequence of the strike at Chicago assembly plant, because these two facilities must reduce production of parts that would normally be shipped to Chicago assembly plant,” the Ford spokesperson said.
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