Amid Historic Strike, GM and Ford Announce Plans to Lay Off Workers

The president of the United Auto Workers condemned Ford and General Motors on Saturday after the companies said they plan to temporarily lay off thousands of nonstriking employees, blaming the union’s walkouts at two plants in Michigan and Ohio. Ford said in a statement Friday that it is laying off roughly 600 workers at its Michigan Assembly Plant, pointing to “knock-on effects” from the UAW’s…

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