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Border Patrol agents arrested two Mexican contractors helping fight a wildfire in Washington, marking a rare instance of immigration enforcement during active firefighting operations, raising concerns about resource shortages and the handling of natural disaster responses.
Ford is planning to lay off at least 1,000 contract and salaried workers in North America as part of a cost-cutting effort. The layoffs are expected to be completed by the end of June and are part of a broader restructuring plan aimed at improving the automaker's financial performance.
Ford has cut contract workers employed by outside agencies as part of its cost-cutting measures under the Ford+ plan. The automaker plans to begin laying off salaried employees in the Ford Blue and Model e divisions of the company as soon as Monday, targeting several hundred white-collar workers. The cuts are expected to fall well below the 3,000 jobs slashed in August. Ford and other automakers continue hiring even as they lay off workers in an attempt to align skills with a move from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric vehicles.
General Motors terminated "several hundred" contract employees in its bid to shave $2 billion from its budget by the end of next year. The cuts come nearly a month after 5,000 salaried employees agreed to a voluntary separation package that GM said would help it achieve close to 50% of its cost-cutting target this year alone and prevent further involuntary cuts. Business experts predict more job cuts can be expected across GM’s workforce as the company funds its transition to all-electric vehicles.
General Motors has laid off "several hundred" contractor positions, many of which were based out of the Tech Center in Warren, as part of its cost-cutting measures. Experts predict that the automotive industry will continue to see layoffs and buyouts in the coming months and years as the industry pivots towards electric vehicles and requires fewer mechanical engineers.
General Motors terminated "several hundred" contract employees to cut costs and achieve its $2 billion budget reduction target by the end of next year. The cuts come after 5,000 salaried employees agreed to a voluntary separation package. The expectation is the cuts will be permanent. Experts predict more job cuts across GM’s workforce as the company funds its transition to all electric vehicles.
Ex-Twitter contract workers have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company and their former employer TEKsystems Inc., claiming that they were not given the mandatory 60 days advance notice before being laid off. This is not the first time Twitter has been hit with a lawsuit for its mass layoffs, with five other pending cases calling out the company's broken cage. The lawsuit argues that contract workers are owed back pay and notice since both companies had more than 100 employees.