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ForgoTheConsequence

(5,020 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 01:15 PM Thursday

Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers in US over Trump Tariffs: Reports [View all]

Source: Newsweek

Stellantis has said it is temporarily laying off 900 workers across five U.S. facilities following the announcement of sweeping tariffs from President Donald Trump, Reuters reported.

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In a statement to Newsweek, Stellantis wrote: "As a result of pausing production at several of Stellantis' Canadian and Mexican plants, there will be temporary layoffs at the Warren Stamping and Sterling Stamping plants (Michigan) as well as the Indiana Transmission Plant, Kokomo Transmission Plant and Kokomo Casting Plant (Indiana)."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/stellantis-lays-off-hundreds-workers-us-over-trump-tariffs-reports-2054895

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Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers in US over Trump Tariffs: Reports [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Thursday OP

Trump is such a job creator like you won't believe IronLionZion Thursday #1

FAFO we can do it Thursday #2

Anxiously awaiting comment from Shawn Fain about how this is a positive. ForgoTheConsequence Thursday #3

Fain is blaming Stellantis MichMan Thursday #12

Interesting. ForgoTheConsequence Thursday #13

Ordinary working people always PAY the price for this crap. We need to make Republicans Bengus81 Thursday #4

I would almost bet that most of those workers voted for Trump. LiberalArkie Thursday #5

You are probably correct. This country is LOADED with rubes like this: AZ8theist Thursday #6

Working class folks generally do not have much of a college education. Not at the point where they learn about LiberalArkie Thursday #7

You have never worked on a job site. ForgoTheConsequence Thursday #8

No not like construction work, For the last 20 years before retirement it was in the corporate environment doing phone LiberalArkie Thursday #10

in 2025 the trades have diversified quite a bit. ForgoTheConsequence Thursday #14

Lack of formal education doesn't necessarily mean you lack critical thinking skills... Trueblue Texan Thursday #9

And the UAW regrestic Thursday #11