GM employees return to work after 17-day strike in Brazil

FILE PHOTO: GM workers in Brazil go on strike to protest against layoffs

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Metalworkers at Brazilian plants of General Motors have decided to suspend a 17-day strike and returned to work on Wednesday after a reaching an agreement with the company, the union representing them said in a statement.

The Sindmetal union said that workers at the Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Caetano do Sul and Mogi das Cruzes plants had voted to approve the deal after GM agreed to cancel the 1,245 layoffs it had made at the factories.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Steven Grattan)

Related posts

What’s the weather forecast for New Jersey This Weekend?

Juvenile charged in Evesham vehicle burglary spree after multi-agency search

Fatal crash under investigation after two-car collision in West View