General Motors announced 2,000 layoffs and closed their Kansas plant on Wednesday, claiming there is ‘no work’ due to a strike at another plant.
The car manufacturer said the corresponding strike involving 13,000 workers in Detroit, who downed tools last week, had led to the fresh job cuts.
GM also said it would not provide supplemental unemployment benefits “due to the specific circumstances of this situation.”
Job cuts were also announced by Stellantis, the maker of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge, including 68 workers in Ohio, and possible another 300 in Indiana. Ford also laid off 600 employees in Wayne, Detroit on Friday.