General Motors Laying Off More than 1,100 Employees From Two Locations

General Motors laying off over 1,100 employees

DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – General Motors is laying off over 1,100 workers from Factory Zero in Hamtramck. The cuts are permanent according to UAW Local 22, which has lost half of its membership as a result. The layoffs are due to changes in electric vehicle demand.

General Motors laying off more than 1,100 employees from two locations

Some tough news to start the new year for scores of autoworkers. General Motors says it’s laying off more than eleven hundred workers at its Factory Zero location in Hamtramck.

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