Local GM workers hope for a bailout
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008
JANESVILLE -- Workers at the Janesville GM plant maintain hope the company will not only remain solvent, but will also find a way to keep the local plant from closing in December.
Rock County's displaced auto workers to receive up to $3.8 million
By BETH WHEELOCK - Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
The first phase of the national emergency grant provides aid to second-shift workers laid off in July.
State might not be able to recoup funds awarded to GM
By BETH WHEELOCK - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The state has awarded $10 million to General Motors for use at the Janesville plant.
GM to cut salaried workers, production, dividend
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
DETROIT --
General Motors Corp. plans to lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its dividend and borrow $2 billion to $3 billion as it adjusts to a declining U.S. market.
Second shift, last time at GM
By Gazette Staff - Friday, June 27, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Second-shift workers at General Motors in Janesville worked their way into the plant Thursday for what was the last day of two-shift production at the facility.
Quarter of GM hourly staff leaving, but is it enough?
By McClatchy Tribune and Gazette Staff - Friday, May 30, 2008DETROIT -- GM’s efforts to cut its labor costs suffer a setback as too few U.S. workers accept buyouts, and more painful restructuring could be announced next week.
GM buyouts gain speed
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, May 23, 2008
JANESVILLE -- While a quarter of General Motors’ Janesville workforce has indicated it will leave the plant voluntarily, the next step is figuring out how many will leave involuntarily.
Parachutes soften economic landing after GM job cuts
By JIM LEUTE - Sunday, May 11, 2008
JANESVILLE -- When General Motors cuts its Janesville production this summer, workers laid off by the automaker and its local suppliers will have financial parachutes to soften their economic landing and lessen the impact on the local economy.
Sheiffer calls for economic summit in wake of GM news
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
JANESVILLE --
City Manager Steve Sheiffer believes now is the time for the community to pull together and chart the city’s economic development strategy for the next 20 years.
GM employment levels fall short of those needed for state grants
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, May 6, 2008
JANESVILLE --
While the clock still is ticking for General Motors, the automaker’s Janesville plant employs far fewer workers than it promised three years ago when accepting state training grants totaling $10.1 million.
Layoffs expected at GM supplier Lear
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, May 5, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Lear Corp. in Janesville is expected to lay off more than 275 people in Janesville because of production cuts at its largest local customer, General Motors.
LSI announces layoffs
By KAYLA BUNGE - Sunday, May 4, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Logistic Services Inc. notified the state that it will lay off 132 employees at its Janesville plant the first week of July.
GM layoffs will create short term struggles
By JIM LEUTE - Sunday, May 4, 2008
JANESVILLE -- Flooded by workers displaced from General Motors, its suppliers and other non-automotive manufacturers, the local economy is expected to sputter in the short term.
Sales of Janesville-built trucks continue to fall
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, May 2, 2008
JANESVILLE -- For those still unsure of the effect rising fuel prices are having on the sales of General Motors’ full-size sport utility vehicles, April’s sales numbers tell the story.
Lawmakers appeal to GM chairman
By Gazette staff - Friday, May 2, 2008JANESVILLE -- Federal lawmakers who represent workers at the troubled General Motors assembly plant in Janesville have asked the automaker’s top official for assurances about the plant’s future.
Source of GM payments concerns retirees
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
JANESVILLE --
With retirement and buyout packages on the table for 74,000 GM workers, some local retirees are concerned about the long-term security of their benefits.
Slow sales, parts shortage affect GM plant in Texas
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Weak demand for full-size sport utility vehicles and a shortage of critical parts have forced General Motors to lay off second-shift workers at an assembly plant in Arlington, Texas.
Buyouts a consideration in light of job loss
By MIKE DUPRE' - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE -- The question remains open on how General Motors’ offer to trim employment through buyouts will affect who will keep their jobs at GM’s truck plant in Janesville.
Community reacts to GM’s news
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE --
As sad as the General Motors news is, Jason Thoms of Janesville was not surprised by Monday’s announcement that the Janesville plant will build SUVs on just one shift and that about 750 jobs will be eliminated.
Not just GM: Suppliers, rest of the local economy take hits
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Who gets hurt when General Motors cuts hundreds of jobs? How does the job loss trickle down to retail, real estate and other parts of the local economy?
