(Reuters) – General Motors said on Tuesday it was laying off another 163 workers in Ohio because of the ongoing United Auto Workers strike at two assembly plants and 18 parts distribution centers.
The Detroit automaker said it had furloughed another 163 UAW workers at GM’s Toledo Propulsion Systems plant that makes transmissions for both the Missouri and Lansing Delta Township assembly plants that are on strike.
GM said in total it has been forced to layoff 2,100 workers at five plants in four states including halting production at its Kansas car plant because of the strike.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)
