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Over 1,000 GM employees have decided to transfer to other openings within the company. Many, at least so far, have alternatives that range from even more exceptionally difficult to eventually full layoffs for many.
Of major note: BGA will be hiring additional employees.
Of major note: BGA will be hiring additional employees.
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GM to begin U.S. layoff notices as it offers job transfers[/h] UAW launches campaign to convince automaker to spare 4 U.S. plants
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DAVID SHEPARDSON
Reuters
BLOOMBERG
GM said in November it will leave leave three North American assembly plants without a product, including the sedan plant in Lordstown, Ohio.
WASHINGTON -- General Motors on Friday said it is beginning to send formal notices to U.S. government agencies of its plan to close auto plants and cut thousands of jobs as it shrinks passenger car production in North America.
The largest U.S. automaker said 2,800 hourly active U.S. workers at four U.S. plants that will end production next year are eligible for new jobs at other plants.
GM said it currently has 2,700 current open positions at seven plants in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas.
GM said more than 1,100 U.S. employees at plants losing production have already volunteered to transfer to other GM U.S. plants, while 1,200 are eligible to retire.
The UAW also launched a campaign Friday to convince GM to spare the four U.S. plants from closing.
The union is encouraging local union leaders, rank-and-file members and the public to submit comments at www.writetogm.com to “tell GM how they feel about their decision to close plants and lay off thousands of workers at the peak of the holiday season.” GM STATEMENT
General Motors has a plan for the majority of employees currently working at Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Oshawa, Canada facilities that will be without product allocation beyond 2019.
For U.S. hourly impacted employees, this includes approximately 2,700 available jobs at other GM U.S. plants, GM training opportunities and access to tuition assistance. More than 1,100 U.S. employees have already volunteered to transfer to other GM U.S. plants. This update coincides with GM’s filing of U.S. government-required layoff notifications.
“Strong U.S. and Canadian economies enable us to provide these opportunities now as we position General Motors for long-term success,” said GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. “Our focus remains on providing interested employees options to transition including job opportunities at other GM plants. We remain committed to working with local government officials, our unions and each individual to find appropriate opportunities for them.”
GM U.S. HOURLY EMPLOYEES AT IMPACTED PLANTS
TOTAL U.S. HOURLY ACTIVE EMPLOYEES IMPACTED 2,800
EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE 1,200
TOTAL U.S. GM JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE 2,700
EMPLOYEES ALREADY VOLUNTEERED TO TRANSFER 1,100
GM U.S. PLANTS IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES
The additional 2,700 jobs at GM’s U.S. manufacturing plants will support new vehicle launches beginning in 2019. The facilities needing additional employees:
• Bedford Casting Operations in Bedford, Indiana
• Bowling Green Assembly in Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan
• Lansing Grand River Assembly in Lansing, Michigan
• Toledo Transmission Operations in Toledo, Ohio
• Spring Hill Manufacturing in Spring Hill, Tennessee
• Arlington Assembly in Arlington, Texas
• Skilled trades jobs available across multiple locations
GM is building on its more than $22 billion in investments in U.S. operations since 2009 and reaffirming its commitment to maintaining a strong manufacturing presence in the U.S.
GM CANADA EMPLOYEES - GM Canada has initiated efforts along with its dealers, local colleges and other employers to train and help secure jobs for impacted workers from the Oshawa Assembly Plant who are interested. For additional information go to media.gm.ca.
GM SALARIED EMPLOYEES - Salaried employees impacted by the voluntary and involuntary severance programs will be provided outplacement services including job search assistance, career counseling, resume writing and interview skills. Many salaried employees at unallocated plants will have opportunities at other GM locations.
Eligible for other jobs
GM hasn't assigned new vehicles to the plants and hourly union workers aren’t scheduled to begin being laid off until March 1, months after the “holiday season.”
The letter writing campaign comes nearly three weeks after GM announced the moves, which could impact roughly 6,700 U.S. plant workers, including 800 salaried, 3,300 UAW hourly workers at assembly plants in Detroit-Hamtramck, Mich., and Lordstown, Ohio and powertrain factories in Warren, Mich. and White Marsh, Md.
“Right now, workers and their families need us to stand in solidarity with them against this callous decision,” the UAW said Friday. “Without job security or stability, many of our UAW brothers and sisters are headed into the new year unsure of how they’ll provide for their families or earn a living.”
With normal attrition rates, a GM spokesman said the company is confident that all affected hourly workers will be eligible for another job if willing to move to another plant.
GM said many salaried employees at plants losing production "will have opportunities at other GM locations."
The formal layoff notices will begin going to government agencies on Friday and will continue into 2019, GM said.
GM CEO Mary Barra, who came under fire from lawmakers for how the automaker disclosed the job cuts last month, said in a statement Friday that GM's "focus remains on providing interested employees options to transition including job opportunities at other GM plants."
GM said in November it will cease production at five North American plants -- including three assembly plants in Ohio, Michigan and Ontario -- next year and cut up to 15,000 jobs. GM is ending production of a half dozen cars, citing slow-selling sedans as one reason for the need to restructure.
A big chunk of the job cuts include plans to trim 15 percent of GM's North American salaried workforce by early next year.
GM said salaried workers who are losing their jobs are receiving "out-placement services including job search assistance, career counseling, resume writing and interview skills."
GM, which announced in November it is ending production at its Oshawa assembly plant in Canada, also said it is working with"dealers, local colleges and other employers to train and help secure jobs for impacted workers from the Oshawa Assembly Plant who are interested." Canadian union Unifor has vowed to fight the plant closure.
Two U.S. senators earlier asked GM other questions on the layoff impacts, including how many jobs will be cut at suppliers as a result.
Michael Wayland contributed to this report.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturi...=hero-headline
DAVID SHEPARDSON
Reuters
BLOOMBERG
GM said in November it will leave leave three North American assembly plants without a product, including the sedan plant in Lordstown, Ohio.
WASHINGTON -- General Motors on Friday said it is beginning to send formal notices to U.S. government agencies of its plan to close auto plants and cut thousands of jobs as it shrinks passenger car production in North America.
The largest U.S. automaker said 2,800 hourly active U.S. workers at four U.S. plants that will end production next year are eligible for new jobs at other plants.
GM said it currently has 2,700 current open positions at seven plants in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas.
GM said more than 1,100 U.S. employees at plants losing production have already volunteered to transfer to other GM U.S. plants, while 1,200 are eligible to retire.
The UAW also launched a campaign Friday to convince GM to spare the four U.S. plants from closing.
The union is encouraging local union leaders, rank-and-file members and the public to submit comments at www.writetogm.com to “tell GM how they feel about their decision to close plants and lay off thousands of workers at the peak of the holiday season.” GM STATEMENT
General Motors has a plan for the majority of employees currently working at Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Oshawa, Canada facilities that will be without product allocation beyond 2019.
For U.S. hourly impacted employees, this includes approximately 2,700 available jobs at other GM U.S. plants, GM training opportunities and access to tuition assistance. More than 1,100 U.S. employees have already volunteered to transfer to other GM U.S. plants. This update coincides with GM’s filing of U.S. government-required layoff notifications.
“Strong U.S. and Canadian economies enable us to provide these opportunities now as we position General Motors for long-term success,” said GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. “Our focus remains on providing interested employees options to transition including job opportunities at other GM plants. We remain committed to working with local government officials, our unions and each individual to find appropriate opportunities for them.”
GM U.S. HOURLY EMPLOYEES AT IMPACTED PLANTS
TOTAL U.S. HOURLY ACTIVE EMPLOYEES IMPACTED 2,800
EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE 1,200
TOTAL U.S. GM JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE 2,700
EMPLOYEES ALREADY VOLUNTEERED TO TRANSFER 1,100
GM U.S. PLANTS IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES
The additional 2,700 jobs at GM’s U.S. manufacturing plants will support new vehicle launches beginning in 2019. The facilities needing additional employees:
• Bedford Casting Operations in Bedford, Indiana
• Bowling Green Assembly in Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan
• Lansing Grand River Assembly in Lansing, Michigan
• Toledo Transmission Operations in Toledo, Ohio
• Spring Hill Manufacturing in Spring Hill, Tennessee
• Arlington Assembly in Arlington, Texas
• Skilled trades jobs available across multiple locations
GM is building on its more than $22 billion in investments in U.S. operations since 2009 and reaffirming its commitment to maintaining a strong manufacturing presence in the U.S.
GM CANADA EMPLOYEES - GM Canada has initiated efforts along with its dealers, local colleges and other employers to train and help secure jobs for impacted workers from the Oshawa Assembly Plant who are interested. For additional information go to media.gm.ca.
GM SALARIED EMPLOYEES - Salaried employees impacted by the voluntary and involuntary severance programs will be provided outplacement services including job search assistance, career counseling, resume writing and interview skills. Many salaried employees at unallocated plants will have opportunities at other GM locations.
Eligible for other jobs
GM hasn't assigned new vehicles to the plants and hourly union workers aren’t scheduled to begin being laid off until March 1, months after the “holiday season.”
The letter writing campaign comes nearly three weeks after GM announced the moves, which could impact roughly 6,700 U.S. plant workers, including 800 salaried, 3,300 UAW hourly workers at assembly plants in Detroit-Hamtramck, Mich., and Lordstown, Ohio and powertrain factories in Warren, Mich. and White Marsh, Md.
“Right now, workers and their families need us to stand in solidarity with them against this callous decision,” the UAW said Friday. “Without job security or stability, many of our UAW brothers and sisters are headed into the new year unsure of how they’ll provide for their families or earn a living.”
With normal attrition rates, a GM spokesman said the company is confident that all affected hourly workers will be eligible for another job if willing to move to another plant.
GM said many salaried employees at plants losing production "will have opportunities at other GM locations."
The formal layoff notices will begin going to government agencies on Friday and will continue into 2019, GM said.
GM CEO Mary Barra, who came under fire from lawmakers for how the automaker disclosed the job cuts last month, said in a statement Friday that GM's "focus remains on providing interested employees options to transition including job opportunities at other GM plants."
GM said in November it will cease production at five North American plants -- including three assembly plants in Ohio, Michigan and Ontario -- next year and cut up to 15,000 jobs. GM is ending production of a half dozen cars, citing slow-selling sedans as one reason for the need to restructure.
A big chunk of the job cuts include plans to trim 15 percent of GM's North American salaried workforce by early next year.
GM said salaried workers who are losing their jobs are receiving "out-placement services including job search assistance, career counseling, resume writing and interview skills."
GM, which announced in November it is ending production at its Oshawa assembly plant in Canada, also said it is working with"dealers, local colleges and other employers to train and help secure jobs for impacted workers from the Oshawa Assembly Plant who are interested." Canadian union Unifor has vowed to fight the plant closure.
Two U.S. senators earlier asked GM other questions on the layoff impacts, including how many jobs will be cut at suppliers as a result.
Michael Wayland contributed to this report.
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