Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Nexteer Automotive, a global manufacturer of automotive steering and driveline products, has announced that an estimated 195 employees will be laid off in Saginaw, Michigan in the midst of an ongoing union contract negotiation with the United Autoworkers union.
According to a company spokesperson, “As Nexteer reported in late 2019, we expected potential layoffs in early 2020 at our Saginaw site. On March 13, 2020, we reduced our workforce as part of Nexteer’s ongoing effort to ensure our long-term future and competitiveness by rightsizing operations in line with customers’ volumes and program needs. While this decision was anticipated, it did not make it easier. We are working with our affected employees to provide support services and help them through this transition. We are focused on securing Saginaw’s future and – as always – remain committed to delivering high quality products and service for our customers.”
According to a union spokesperson, “The loss of work and the reduction of the hourly workforce was something that this leadership team inherited when we took office. This administration has done everything we could to create and preserve as many jobs as possible,” the post reads. "It may not seem like we have been successful as there have been so many of our brothers and sisters impacted, but I can assure you, if it were not for the measures taken by your leadership, there would have been Permanent Layoffs much sooner and the numbers of those impacted would have been far greater.”
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