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Tom Walsh: GM to add shifts, hourly jobs at U.S. plants in coming weeks, officials say

Detroit Free Press -- General Motors plans to make several announcements in the next few weeks about adding shifts and hourly jobs at U.S. plants, company and UAW officials said today.

UAW President Bob King, while touring the North American International Auto Show floor this morning, said he expects GM will soon surpass 20,000 jobs added since the bankruptcy restructuring of 2009.

A GM spokesman said the automaker has thus far added 18,000 hourly jobs since the bankruptcy, and confirmed that it’s looking to add capacity and shifts as it rolls out a wave of new product launches this year and next. Neither company nor UAW officials would reveal specifics of what plants will be next to get new work, or how many jobs will be added at each.

Asked about the possible impact of Michigan’s new right-to-work law on r

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WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:579 Points:140,660 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 5:42:33 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse Good for GM and good for POTUS for saving them and all the other auto suppliers.
Yetie Sophomore Author Las Vegas Posts:212 Points:808,645 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 5:36:24 PM Ignore Yetie Report Abuse Good for GM.
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nb52 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:7,760 Points:1,542,850 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 6:13:13 AM Ignore nb52 Report Abuse Hey Tom, how about paying the American taxpayer's all you OWE US.
jcdakota Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,347 Points:361,345 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 3:53:14 AM Ignore jcdakota Report Abuse Good for GM !!!!
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,537 Points:1,916,505 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 12:37:44 AM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse Make a better car and people will buy!
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N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,472 Points:1,506,080 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 12:05:04 AM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse We don't have our money back from our spendulus yet.
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danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,332 Points:1,536,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 12:03:43 AM Ignore danreino Report Abuse Time to pull Michigan out of the shi%ter !?!!
ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,854 Points:450,900 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 12:02:49 AM Ignore ManOfLeisureII Report Abuse GM will be back for another handout in the next economic downturn. They did nothing to fix their bloated payroll
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,188 Points:513,875 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 12:00:50 AM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Good for jobs.
CCLighthouse All-Star Author Hartford Posts:983 Points:209,030 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Jan 17, 2013 12:00:19 AM Ignore CCLighthouse Report Abuse I guess that's good for some.
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snagged Veteran Author Akron Posts:396 Points:109,530 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:52:53 PM Ignore snagged Report Abuse This is the peak. The next leg down is coming. It will take out the old lows.
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,043 Points:1,727,235 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:51:01 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse maybe gm will go under this time.... NO way say OBAMA
SSwathwood All-Star Author Denver Posts:549 Points:774,195 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:46:52 PM Ignore SSwathwood Report Abuse Good luck. Detroit could use the jobs.
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Math6149 All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:873 Points:1,792,775 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:40:20 PM Ignore Math6149 Report Abuse Why?
charg3rguy1991 All-Star Author Greensboro Posts:743 Points:238,980 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:33:19 PM Ignore charg3rguy1991 Report Abuse sounds great
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,057 Points:792,400 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:32:33 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse Hope these jobs happen and they are permanent.
Eugenian Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,842 Points:358,130 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:30:49 PM Ignore Eugenian Report Abuse Good thing we didn't listen to the "let Detroit go bankrupt" fools.
Titan_62 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,443 Points:323,680 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:30:40 PM Ignore Titan_62 Report Abuse Thanks for posting
J Eric Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:10,249 Points:2,067,055 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:29:52 PM Ignore J Eric Report Abuse But then, they're going to have to build more cars. (Unless this is a union feather-bedding idea.) And where will we park all those cars? No space as it is around L. A.!
DCbeachbum Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,637 Points:900,515 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:27:55 PM Ignore DCbeachbum Report Abuse I am looking for a new car, I had a test drive in both a Cadillac ATS and a CTS, then a Buick LaCross. The Cadillac vehicles do not have the ride that they used to have. GM needs to start building cars we want to buy.
MotoDad Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,101 Points:810,590 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:23:53 PM Ignore MotoDad Report Abuse nice, good union jobs.
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:7,044 Points:1,356,035 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:21:04 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse They need them bad.
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,544 Points:1,508,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:20:45 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse Where are the critics now?
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BigBlue5 All-Star Author Spokane Posts:650 Points:132,100 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:11:33 PM Ignore BigBlue5 Report Abuse It is great that GM is planning to hire more people. Now if they can only build there cars without having so many recalls. More people, more problems.
TxMtb Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,515 Points:339,355 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:09:51 PM Ignore TxMtb Report Abuse Can't/won't pay back a loan, why trust them otherwise.
Suzzoom Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,343 Points:501,165 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:07:51 PM Ignore Suzzoom Report Abuse Was GM waiting to add all these jobs until after Michigan became a right-to-work state. Jobs, good--wages & benefits, probably not so good.
neptune2008 Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,552 Points:1,664,955 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 11:00:34 PM Ignore neptune2008 Report Abuse if 'certain' people will allow it, the economy can grow
Dragnet Champion Author Arizona Posts:15,385 Points:2,904,760 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:58:39 PM Ignore Dragnet Report Abuse Promises, promises, promises. GM is known to lie so why should be start believing them now?
drz614 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,279 Points:593,620 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:58:35 PM Ignore drz614 Report Abuse i am glad 4 those jobs. e15 will mean alot of cars needed.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:9,970 Points:1,482,880 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:58:35 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Sounds like good news to me, but I don't have an agenda to promote.
txkrb Champion Author Texas Posts:1,551 Points:635,075 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:56:43 PM Ignore txkrb Report Abuse I agree midnight untold amounts of unemployment paid out and reduced tax revenue for the government as the unemployed don't pay much in taxes and their ex-employer would not be paying payroll taxes If GM would have gone bankrupt it would have cost the government almost as much as the gov't might yet lose on the stock sale Plus who knows what kind of damage another 100,000 plus jobs lost would have done to the economy and to clermont actually the Bush administration started the bailout of GM in late 2008
Beaveronparade Champion Author Hartford Posts:2,096 Points:631,395 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:56:04 PM Ignore Beaveronparade Report Abuse New jobs are a great thing! So many needed everywhere.
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,207 Points:813,795 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:54:17 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse more jobs, hopefully permanent grom gov't motors!
txkrb Champion Author Texas Posts:1,551 Points:635,075 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:52:00 PM Ignore txkrb Report Abuse To ilovegoldens GM paid back the government loan, with interest and it is up to the treasury to sell the stock in GM they own
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ILoveGoldens All-Star Author Kentucky Posts:901 Points:378,880 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:49:00 PM Ignore ILoveGoldens Report Abuse When are they going to give the taxpayers' money back?