Why would it affect EV production? These are white collar jobs, and happening specifically so that they can focus on EV development, at least according to the article.
I don’t understand your confusion. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Nov 22, 2018, at 9:04 PM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/11/19/general-motors-buyout-layoffs/2061291002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories > General Motors buyouts likely to fall short and layoffs loom > Nov. 19, 2018 Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press > > General Motors is offering voluntary buyouts to 18,000 workers. > > General Motors hoped at least 7,000 white-collar workers would sign up by > noon Monday for a buyout offer, but managers told employees last week that > it was likely to fall short, raising the prospect of significant layoffs. > > The number volunteering for the offer is likely be closer to 4,000 based on > estimates by an actuary, some GM employees said managers told them. > > That means 3,000 or more salaried workers in North America could be > terminated starting in January if the automaker in fact opts for forced job > cuts, which it has said it would consider if buyouts fell short. > > That's the message some GM managers gave salaried workers during department > meetings held Thursday and Friday of last week, several employees who > attended the meetings told The Detroit Free Press. The meetings were an > 11th-hour attempt to help employees with 12 or more years at GM decide > whether they want to take a voluntary buyout. > > GM employees who talked to the Press did so on condition of anonymity > because their jobs are at risk. > > More: GM memo: We must cut costs, can't wait to see what happens in > industry[ > https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2018/11/03/general-motors-memo-buyout/1859186002/ > ] > > More: GM offers buyouts to 18,000 salaried workers, says layoffs possible [ > https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2018/10/31/gm-buyouts-salaried-workers/1831530002/ > ] > > The meetings were presented as informational and GM managers told employees, > "Nobody’s under pressure to sign up or fear they’ll be threatened with > firing or termination if they don’t sign up," said a former senior-level GM > manager who spoke with several employees who attended the meetings. > > “GM (leaders) haven’t decided what they’re going to do if there is a > shortfall – if they don’t hit 7,000," the source said. "They said they may > start the process in mid-January for involuntary releases.” > > A GM spokesman would not confirm that date or that GM would pursue > involuntary cuts. He said he was not aware of any company-wide meetings last > week. If there were meetings, they would have been staff by staff, he said. > He also said he was not aware of any figures or targets the company has set > or would share with workers. > > GM has said it must trim costs amid the rising prices of raw materials and > plateauing car sales. So on Oct. 31, GM CEO Mary Barra sent an email to all > 50,000 salaried GM employees in North America saying the automaker is > offering voluntary buyouts to the 17,700 salaried employees who have 12 > years or more with GM. Most global executives are also eligible. > > GM has said if it cannot achieve enough cost savings between the buyouts and > other cost-cutting measures, it might consider involuntary job cuts after > the first of the year. > > One adviser who has been working with several GM employees and managers said > the process of selecting the voluntary and involuntary job cuts will happen > quickly. > > “GM will complete the voluntary buyouts by Nov. 29. The managers we’ve > talked to are already making their list and will select their cuts in > January,” said the adviser, who did not want to compromise his clients’ > identities by having his name published. > > He said on Jan. 15 GM will announce the involuntary job eliminations and > “walk people out.” > > The buyout packages include six months pay and six months of health care > coverage, the GM spokesman confirmed. Those who opt to take the buyout have > until the end of the year to continue with GM, with severance effective Jan. > 1. > > The six-month pay and six-month health care is the same severance a GM > employee with 12 years or more experience would receive if they were > involuntarily terminated, GM employees said. That's why some inside the > company say interest in the buyout has been lukewarm. > > GM has said the move is being done to speed up work on developing > electrified vehicles. > > GM will be "further integrating our Global Propulsion organization with > vehicle engineering" and boosting the total number of engineering resources > dedicated to electric vehicles, GM spokesman Mike Albano said in a > statement. > > More: Why GM is moving 3,000 workers from Pontiac to Warren [ > https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2018/11/09/gm-general-motors-pontiac-warren/1941278002/ > ] > > Economist Jon Gabrielsen, an adviser to the auto industry, has said he > expects that 7,000 salaried jobs will be cut from GM in metro Detroit, "over > the course of an auto downturn in the next two to three years, plus as much > as another 7,000 in hourly based on how much sales soften." > > The UAW contract for hourly workers with Detroit's automakers expires in > September 2019. > > Crosstown rival Ford also is working to reduce its salaried workforce. Ford > has not provided specifics on how many jobs will be cut or over what time > frame in its $11-billion "fitness" plan. > [© usatoday.com] > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/e-vehicle-tech-workers-kept-40-old-GM-ice-tech-out-tp4691786.html > e-vehicle_tech workers kept> 40% old GM ice-tech= out > GM's job cuts mean new kind of worker needed ... > Nov 07 2018 > > > https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-general-motors-is-offering-buyouts-to-18000-workers/ar-BBPrzC6 > Why General Motors is offering buyouts to 18,000 workers > Nov 7, 2018 - General Motors is a technology company that makes cars and the > skills its employees had yesterday are continuously becoming outdated ... > > > https://www.google.com/search?q=General+Motors+ford+layoffs+buyouts+cuts > search GM ford layoffs > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
