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GM and Stellantis slashed over 2,000 workers because of UAW strike

By Nithya Bose in US business news, posted September 21, 2023

General Motors and Stellantis have announced additional layoffs due to the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

GM said it has suspended production at its Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas over a "shortage of critical stampings."

The company said its Wentzville factory in Missouri supplied those.

It was the plant where workers went on strike last week, impacting around 2,000 employees.

Meanwhile, Stellantis is cutting approximately 370 employees at three parts factories in Ohio and Indiana.

It’s due to "storage constraints," linked to the ongoing strike at the Toledo Assembly Complex, where Jeep vehicles are manufactured.

UAW-represented workers started strikes at the Wentzville and Toledo assembly plants, as well as a Ford Motor factory in Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit.

The targeted walkouts on Friday, September 15, occurred after negotiations for a new contract with the three automakers reached an impasse.

GM's Fairfax Assembly plant produces the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Cadillac XT4 crossover.

GM said the 2,000 redundant workers at Fairfax wouldn’t be eligible for the supplemental unemployment benefits because of the strike.

The company typically provides these benefits to its laid-off employees

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The automaker said: “We have said repeatedly that nobody wins in a strike.

“What happened to our Fairfax team members is a clear and immediate demonstration of that fact.

“We will continue to bargain in good faith with the union to reach an agreement as quickly as possible.”

Approximately 13,000 GM, Ford, and Stellantis workers are on strikes at the Wentzville, Toledo, and Wayne plants.

UAW President Shawn Fain warned of further strikes to be announced on Friday, September 22, unless substantial progress is achieved in negotiations.

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