The following is from https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2019/09/24/finley-union-not-gm-exploiting-uaw-strikers/2418655001/ The article is obvious an opinion piece, but it was eye opening for me to see some UAW... — read more 

Do we really need a chatbot and all those ridiculous videos to build cars?????

UAW is obsolete. It takes away the competetiveness of American OEMs. How come Tesla can do it without the inept UAW folks? Look at Hyundai, KIa, Toyota, Honda and NIssan. All made without UAW crushing their competetiveness and therefore able to... — read more 

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GM apparently doesn’t know how keep an upper hand. SMH. What next? Give the striking workers back pay? Increase the signing bonus?

I can't wait until they go under, what a waste.

I completely understand the UAW wanting higher wages. The more senior salaried work force should be asking the same thing! New college graduates, with no work experience, are hiring in as 5th and 6th levels at a rumored 85K to 95K a year. GM... — read more 

Since it seems like this lay-off targeted older workers, I’m wondering if those older workers are having difficulties finding a new job? Just curious as to how old you are and how long it took.

Question to those who got laid off recently. What have you done with your 401k savings? Left it where it was or rolled it over? What are the risks of leaving it where it is? and what are the advantages of rolling it over into an IRA?

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The uaw blocks all entrances to VEC in Warren. They are making everyone late with an already heavy workload after the layoffs. Maybe we should all block them and make them late once it’s over?

BOYCOTT GM! Meanwhile let's build plants and products in Mexico and China, sweet deal for for the elite management of GM. This is what the American worker received after helping the company after bankruptcy. This time GM won't receive help ever... — read more 

United Auto Workers members may reportedly remain on the picket line against General Motors until they OK a tentative agreement, which could add at least another week to the work... — read more 

After a long weekend with no progress with the UAW, we've been given direction to start writing reqs for jobs at our plant. Looks like the signing bonuses earmarked for the UAW renewal will be used as a signing bonus for new employees, open to... — read more 

I thought no posts are deleted... https://www.thelayoff.com/t/11aZGOxu https://www.google.com/search?q=11aZGOxu

I've worked in cold soak test at very cold temps and the battery is dead. Second an all electric vehicle is not practical at all and the buying public dosent want to deal with the headache. With all of the calibration currently in a regular... — read more 

Utilize the space and eliminate the waste, build in tandom and consolidate, stop wasting the land and think of a creative solution, everyone knows that the Blazer could have been built here right along with other components, (example) the old... — read more 

Henry Ford wanted his employees to be able to afford his vehicles and have a balance with family and home, how is it in 2019 we have not progressed forward but only seem to be moving backwards? It's like we are stuck in this lazy mind set of not... — read more 

How long do you think the UAW strike will last? I say one more week tops and the UAW caves in. GM has the cash in the bank and inventory to idle their factories for months. I doubt the average factory worker can go another three weeks without a... — read more 

Been reading a lot about GM this week... felt compelled to make one small point: General Motors is NOT a "Detroit" automaker. General Motors is a "U.S." automaker. You may think that's a small Quibble... but I disagree. Labeling GM as a... — read more 

Amazon’s Multibillion-Dollar Bet On Electric Delivery Vans Is Game-Changer For Startup Rivian Amazon says that adding 100,000 Rivian electric delivery vans to its fleet will cut carbon emissions by 4 million metric tons a year by 2030. **In... — read more 

Layoffs possible at Nexteer Automotive amid strike at General Motors https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Layoffs-possible-at-Nexteer-Automotive-amid-strike-at-General-Motors-560714001.html SAGINAW (WJRT) (9/18/2019) - Layoffs are possible at... — read more 

Bloomberg has an article titled 'GM’s Mary Barra Bets Big on an Electric, Self-Driving Future'. As with almost all of the mainstream media articles I see written on Barra, it does not ask any hard questions about her tenure. For example, it... — read more 

In Feb'19, Barra gave the directive to lay off thousands of loyal high performing GM employees very close to retirement and most are still struggling to find jobs in a market where age discrimination runs rampant. When she became CEO she discarded... — read more 

Anyone else hear any rumors on a business travel freeze? Sounds like cost cutting measures are starting up again

Juat got word from a Director in IT that another round of layoffs is coming in the near future. Target headcounts have already been circulated.

Fire Mary Barra and her useless CFO NOW! Bye bye GM.

Or will production just stop for months?

How on earth does gm expect to engineer the self driving car if they keep crushing IT and engineering? Shooting themselves in the foot for short term goals. They ravage IT here and are laying off left and right and yet they want to squeeze every... — read more 

Keep buying those freeking cars and support this c-ap. Hell no. Wake up UNION. Wake up Ms Mary. You folks are out of touch. I will never buy another New Vehicle period. You people are out of touch profoundly. Appreciate what you have.

We all see the headlines regarding the Union corruption. Is it me or does the timing, right as the contract is set to expire, seem a bit coincidental? Did the Big 3 plan to expose this in order to diminish the Union as viable in the future. Do... — read more 

I was a technician at GM contract from 2003 to December of 2018, I lived my work and it took me a very long time to make the money I had at the end. $32.00 hourly and I deserved every penny of it, I should have been hired summer of 2018, my manager... — read more 

How noticeable will a strike be at the Tech Center? Not much work in a long time for PPO. It’s disgusting to see so many shiftless people day in and day out pretty much doing nothing. Skilled trades? A lot (certainly not all) are mostly skilled at... — read more 

I was in IT for 34 years (EDS, HP, GM). I am still in contact with my former co-workers and what morale was there is now completely gone. And they are so overwhelmed with the workload it is ridiculous. A staff of 12 was cut to 7 in our area. I... — read more 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2019/09/05/shift-electric-vehicles-radically-change-auto-factories/2208961001/

Is the new pickup selling well? I see a lot of advertising for it with rather large discounts, it seems like they shouldn’t have to discount a brand new vehicle so heavily. It also seems like the Silverado is consistently being beaten in sales by... — read more 

Barra on her way to Washington yet again! Why now ? More BS and A$$ kissing All liar's