Detroit News: GM to recall 2,000 laid-off workers

[dennis4868]

Alisa Priddle and Christina Rogers / The Detroit News

The United Auto Workers union says that by fall, General Motors Co. will recall the last 2,000 of its laid-off workers, clearing the way for new hiring at its U.S. plants. Most of the recalls will be in southeastern Michigan, whose economy was devastated in the downturn.

GM declined to confirm the timeline, but Joe Ashton, UAW vice president in charge of GM, said Wednesday "those people will all be back at work in September." "We will have full employment in September for the first time in a long time," he said.

The recalls are further evidence of the recovery of GM, and the auto industry as a whole. During bankruptcy, GM shuttered 11 plants, eliminated four brands and dismissed tens of thousands of workers. As of December, it employed about 49,000 hourly workers and 28,000 salaried employees. At its peak, in 1979, GM employed 618,000. The good news came on the second day of the union's three-day bargaining convention, at Detroit's Cobo Center. The conference, with some 1,200 participants, wraps up today. UAW President Bob King said jobs will be restored at a number of GM plants.


The entire article is here...http://www.detnews.com/article/20110324/AUTO01/103240394/

Operation saving America’s auto industry is just about to be completed!!!!!

[ceile]

1. That is wonderful news....n/t

[vaberella]

2. First a big THANK YOU OBAMA and another Thanks GM! n/t

[dennis4868]

3. That was my first thoughts...

THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA (I know good news resulting from something that was from Obama's actions is hard for many here to take but I am so happy for those getting these jobs!).

[ClarkUSA]

4. I hope all naysayers who trashed Pres. Obama for bailing out the auto industry choke on this news.

Thank goodness Americans likes me have a wonderful president who understands that saving US industries like GM means saving union jobs.

[dennis4868]

5. Remember....

on DU many will be against whatever Obama is for....just like many repubs....but I agree with you, thank the good lord for President Obama....

[AtomicKitten]

6. Bravo, Mr. President.

Happy dance!

[great white snark]

7. Great news all around!

TY Mr. President.

[Robbins]

8. Remember

All these jobs would be lost without Obama and his bailing out of the auto Industry.Unemployment would have gotten much worse without
these actions.Now not only has GM repayed the Government but they are rehiring workers.If you want to know a difference between
Obama,and BushMccain and whoever gets choosen to lose to Obama you know a big difference right here.

[dennis4868]

10. who cares....

we didn't get the public option :sarcasm:

[Cali_Democrat]

15. Exactly.

nt

[Top Cat]

9. Thanks you Mr. President

[ReturnoftheDjedi]

11. Obama made these jobs while the GOP dithered.

[fishwax]

12. great news!

:kick:

[golfguru]

13. Workers recalled must be ecstatic n/t

[Arkana]

14. Quick, someone tell me how this is a bad thing

and how Obama is selling out to the CORPORATIONS, MAN.

[backwoodsbob]

16. was just talking to my dad last night

he lives in Wayne..about a mile east of Wayne assembly (a Ford plant)

He says metro Detroit is seeing some signs of life at long last.

[vaberella]

17. Yeah. In January or February--I think it was February Obama was down in Detroit.

He was doing a tour and checking out Detroit. It was basically hushed up because everyone was screaming that he was not doing anything for workers in Wisconsin. But he was actually in Detroit---I'll assume brainstorming up ways to revitalize the area and check out the car companies there and other businesses who benefited from the recovery.