Emotional General Motors Workers Seen Wiping Away Tears After Company Lays Off 14,500 People

Emotional General Motors Workers Seen Wiping Away Tears After Company Lays Off 14,500 People
Carl Dillmam, who has worked at the General Motors plant for 37 years sits with union members in Oshawa, Ontario, on Nov. 26, 2018. Lars Hagberg/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Photos this week show emotional General Motors workers in Ontario, Canada, wiping away tears after the company laid off more than 14,000 employees just days before the holidays.

The firm made the announcement on Nov. 26, saying it will shutter seven plants in the United States and Canada. It said it plans to cut 15 percent of its workforce to save $6 billion and adapt to “challenging market conditions,” and it will abandon many car models.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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