GM ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS OF SALARIED WORKERS.(FRONT)

From: The Capital Times | Date: March 28, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Dee-Ann Durbin Associated Press

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp., pummeled by falling U.S. sales and billions in losses, said today it is laying off hundreds of U.S. salaried workers as part of a plan to bring its North American operations back to profitability.

GM spokesman Robert Herta said he couldn't give an exact figure, but said the cuts involve fewer than 500 workers at 30 locations across the United States, including factories and engineering centers.

A cut of just under 500 jobs would represent about 1.3 percent of GM's U.S. salaried work force of ...

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