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Labour Codes may spur hiring as firms get more flexibility to restructure
02 Jan 2026 19:29 GMT
… Industrial Relations Code of the Labour Codes, establishments employing fewer than 300 workers … do not require prior government approvals for layoffs … prevalent in labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, auto components, …
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Cooper Standard Automotive to Close Manufacturing Plant in Ohio
02 Jan 2026 09:42 GMT
Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. will be … .
The company—which provides automotive products for sealing, fluid … & Family Services that layoffs would begin Feb. 6, … hourly workers and 35 salaried workers are employed by Cooper Standard Automotive. They …
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Fayette’s Eagle Machining Plant Expected To Close, Affecting 251 Workers
31 Dec 2025 20:53 GMT
… date.
Three additional employees are expected to remain … Auto Workers Local 1181, said he learned of the decision while employees … latter, along with rolling layoffs and temporary shutdowns.
… WARN notice encourages affected employees to contact the Ohio …
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GM says Flint Assembly production on hold, employees on layoff until Jan. 26
31 Dec 2025 18:32 GMT
… renovations.
Employees are on temporary layoff and eligible for layoff benefits during … ,000 hourly and salaried employees, was built in 1947 … a representative of United Auto Workers Local 598 for comment … a former Flint shop worker who later became vice …
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Industry analysts predict “wave of bankruptcies” in 2026, as job losses mount in auto parts industry
31 Dec 2025 04:38 GMT
… 18 report in industry journal Automotive News titled, “Mounting … announcements in the auto parts sector amid savage … components. United Auto Workers officials said the layoffs are due … constant anxiety confronting workers employed in the auto parts factories.
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2025: The year of mass layoffs—prepare a global working-class counteroffensive in 2026
31 Dec 2025 05:50 GMT
… the US. Across Europe, industrial layoffs accelerated, with German manufacturers … per month. In the auto sector, VW, Bosch, ZF … and profits soar while employment stagnates or declines.
This … heads of the United Auto Workers and Teamsters promote nationalist …
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Germany’s economic crisis deepens as mass layoffs sweep industry
31 Dec 2025 00:58 GMT
… jobs per month.” Employment in the sector, which includes the automotive industry, has been … a common struggle by workers threatened with layoffs and wage cuts is … that taxes, energy costs and labour costs in Germany were so …
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This year in labour: workers fight back despite instability and hardship
30 Dec 2025 13:36 GMT
… Other labour leaders said this event has emboldened workers everywhere … right to remove our labor, and our rights … already impacted the auto industry, forestry sector and steel industry. Payne, … wait times for passports, employment insurance, childcare and …
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Auto declines and tariffs point to softer 2026 for West Michigan manufacturers
29 Dec 2025 13:30 GMT
… although more companies issued layoffs this year than they … — new orders, production and employment — all declined from October … include an end to labor hoarding that would come … the automotive industry, to continue to be adaptable,” Springer said.
Auto …
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Auto belt anxiety: Laid-off workers weigh hang-in or move-on options
29 Dec 2025 13:02 GMT
In May, amid slow sales, GM temporarily suspended production of the BrightDrop, the electric delivery van built in Ingersoll, sidelining the factory’s 1,100 workers. About half of them – more, if sales ramped up – were expecting to return to the job in …