Ford, GM lay off about 500 more employees, citing expanded UAW strike
April Rubin
Ford and General Motors laid off 500 more people after the United Auto Workers widened its historic strike last week, the automakers confirmed to Axios Tuesday.
Why it matters: Roughly 3,000 workers have been impacted by layoffs since the UAW strike against the Detroit Three began last month.
By the numbers: Ford has laid off 930 employees since the strike began. General Motors has laid off about 2,000.
Ford announced 330 layoffs on Monday, after the company previously laid off 600 last month.
General Motors laid off 164 employees on Friday at two of its metal centers.
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