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The white collar job cuts in GM’s Detroit-area
engineering center and proving grounds that were rumored last week are coming to pass. Tuesday’s job cuts affected
nearly 500 staff at 30 locations.
The cuts are part of the white collar job reduction program GM announced
late last year, when it said that it would cut about 2,500 positions in 2006.
The reduction in salaried
staff is undoubtedly timed to send a message to GM’s hourly employees that they aren’t the only ones bearing the burden
of the company’s restructuring, after last week’s agreement with the UAW for an accelerated retirement plan for its
union workers.
[Source: Automotive News]