GM temporarily laying off around 1,200 workers due to UAW strike
FOX Business's Grady Trimble discusses the ripple effect of the GM auto strike. More than 1,200 Canadian GM autoworkers have temporarily been laid off.
General Motors said Wednesday that it will temporarily lay off approximately 1,200 workers in Canada as the United Auto Workers strike stretches into its third day, GM confirmed to FOX Business.
Workers at GM's final assembly in Oshawa, Canada, were told to stay home on Wednesday as production of GM pickup trucks came to a crawl, CBC reported. GM plants in the U.S. aren't operating because of the strike and are not sending the Oshawa plant the parts it needs.
"Once again, instead of General Motors touching their profits, they're hurting their own workers," Jason Kaplan, a representative of the UAW, said in a statement.
General Motors called the United Auto Workers decision to strike Sunday "disappointing," saying it presented a "strong offer."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.