Another 1,500 Canadians have been laid off as a result of the ongoing strike at automaker General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM).
Late Monday, 1,500 employees at GM’s Canadian feeder plants were temporarily laid off as the impact of the ongoing U.S. auto workers’ strike grows.
Lear Corporation, CEVA Logistics, Syncreon, Auto Warehousing Company Canada, Oakley Industries and Robinson Solutions have cumulatively laid off 1,500 employees, according to Unifor Local 222, the union that represents most of the impacted workers.
The news highlights the growing impact of the GM strike, which is the longest walk-off at the automaker since 1970. Talks between GM and the United Automobile Workers (UAW) hit a wall last weekend when the company submitted a previously rejected offer with minor tweaks to union negotiators.
In addition to the laid off Canadian workers this week, approximately 2,200 workers at GM’s Oshawa, Ontario plant and 800 employees at the company’s St. Catharines, Ontario facility had previously been laid off due to the work stoppage that is estimated to be costing GM $50 million a day in lost revenue.
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