GM Spring Hill could get transfers
NASHVILLE – General Motors workers leaving plants slated for shutdown could transfer to GM Spring Hill.
GM issued a statement Friday that says the Spring Hill complex near Nashville is among seven U.S. plants with openings available for workers in five factories scheduled for closing in 2019.
It was not clear how many positions in Spring Hill might be available for transferring workers.
“These people needs are related to product launches, but for competitive reasons, GM isn’t sharing any additional details,” GM Spring Hill spokeswoman Courtney Jackson says in an email to The Tennessean.
In November, GM disclosed five factories employing 14,000 hourly and salaried workers in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Ontario would close in a bid to save $6 billion earmarked for developing high-tech vehicles. The closing plants produce slow-selling sedans.
GM says 2,800 hourly workers affected by the closings could be eligible for transfers.
A total of 2,700 positions are available for transfers in U.S. plants, training programs and classes with tuition assistance provided by GM, the company said, noting 1,100 workers in the closing plants have volunteered for reassignment to other GM facilities. An additional 1,200 are eligible to retire. GM said plants that need additional employees are: ❚ Bedford Casting Operations, Bedford, Indiana ❚ Bowling Green Assembly, Bowling Green, Kentucky ❚ Flint Assembly, Flint, Michigan ❚ Lansing Grand River Assembly, Lansing, Michigan ❚ Toledo Transmission Operations, Toledo, Ohio ❚ Spring Hill Manufacturing, Spring Hill ❚ Arlington Assembly, Arlington, Texas Openings for skilled-trades workers also are occurring in multiple plants in the GM network, the company said.
From Staff Reports