General Motors Co. said Monday that it was looking to reduce its payroll by several thousand skilled trade workers at 14 U.S. plants in the first quarter of 2011.
GM has offered $60,000 to skilled trades workers who retire or leave the automaker’s payroll by March, said spokesman Chris Lee. The automaker has a “a couple thousand” more skilled trade workers than it needs in the U.S., Lee said. Get the full story »
