AFP, NEW YORKGeneral Motors Co (GM) is expected to lay off about 4,000 salaried workers under a reorganization announced late last year, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. Media reports estimated the total job cuts of salaried staff and union workers at about 14,000, including about 6,000 union workers. About 2,300 salaried workers opted for voluntary buyouts, while another 1,500 contract staff were let go, said the source, who described the estimate of 4,000 laid-off salaried staff as reasonable. The automaker is also working with Canadian universities and officials to help about 3,000 workers affected by the closure of an Ontario plant, a GM spokesman said. Not all workers eligible for transfers would be able to relocate for family reasons, United Auto Workers spokesman Brian Rothenberg said.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2019 15:56 UTC