GM and Stellantis just laid off over 2,000 additional workers because of the UAW's strike

The UAW's strike is already affecting other GM and Stellantis factories, where nearly 2,400 workers were laid off on Wednesday.

factory in Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit, on Sep. 15 after the three automakers failed to reach a deal on a new contract with the union.

GM's Fairfax Assembly plant builds the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Cadillac XT4 crossover. GM said that because of the strike, the 2,000 workers laid off from Fairfax will not be eligible for the supplemental unemployment benefits that its laid-off employees would normally receive. "We have said repeatedly that nobody wins in a strike," GM said in a statement. "What happened to our Fairfax team members is a clear and immediate demonstration of that fact. We will continue to bargain in good faith with the union to reach an agreement as quickly as possible."

Nearly 13,000 GM, Ford and Stellantis workers are on strike at the Wentzville, Toledo and Wayne plants. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union would announce more strikes Friday unless there is "serious progress" in negotiations.

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