Stalin
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Once again, the marxists are the truth tellers
"...The wave of mass layoffs sweeping the United States in 2025 will continue into the new year, with devastating consequences for workers across multiple industries. This includes the General Motors Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit, where more than 1,100 workers have been permanently laid off and only a single shift will resume operations when production restarts on January 5.
Factory Zero, promoted by GM as a flagship symbol of an “electric vehicle future,” is being reduced to half capacity less than five years after its much-publicized reopening. The cuts are part of a broader downsizing by GM, which has also put more than 2,000 workers on temporary or indefinite layoff at its Ultium Cells battery joint ventures in Lordstown, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee. These facilities were similarly touted as anchors of a new era of American manufacturing, only to become early victims of collapsing demand, shifting federal policy and corporate restructuring.
The destruction of jobs at GM is mirrored at Ford, which has cancelled production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup and shuttered the BlueOval SK battery joint venture in Kentucky. More than 1,500 workers were informed in mid-December that their company was being dissolved, just months after the $5.8 billion facility entered production. Many had relocated or left higher-paying jobs based on promises of stable employment that evaporated overnight.
These auto layoffs are part of a far broader assault on the working class. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, US employers announced 1.17 million job cuts in 2025, the highest total since 2020. Artificial intelligence alone accounted for nearly 55,000 layoffs, as corporations eliminate layers of management and intensified exploitation of the remaining workforce.
Logistics has been among the hardest-hit sectors. United Parcel Service eliminated approximately 48,000 jobs nationwide in 2025 as part of a sweeping restructuring that included facility closures and mass layoffs. In Alabama, UPS has filed notice that 128 jobs will be cut at its Montgomery facility beginning in early 2026, underscoring the nationwide character of the layoffs and the erosion of supposedly “secure” logistics employment.
Major job cuts across their US and global operations have also been announced by Amazon (14,000), Verizon (13,000), Intel (15,000), Nestlé (16,000) Procter & Gamble (7,000), Target (1,800), HP (4,000-6,000) and other corporate giants. Official statistics obscure the depth of the crisis: while initial jobless claims remain relatively low, continuing claims are rising and consumer confidence has fallen for months, reflecting growing fear of job loss in a stagnant labor market defined by mass layoffs without rehiring.
Internationally, the same processes are unfolding. In Germany and across Europe, auto manufacturers like VW and suppliers like Bosch and ZF have announced tens of thousands of layoffs, plant closures and restructuring as they confront declining demand, rising costs and global competition.
comrade stalin
moscow
"...The wave of mass layoffs sweeping the United States in 2025 will continue into the new year, with devastating consequences for workers across multiple industries. This includes the General Motors Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit, where more than 1,100 workers have been permanently laid off and only a single shift will resume operations when production restarts on January 5.
Factory Zero, promoted by GM as a flagship symbol of an “electric vehicle future,” is being reduced to half capacity less than five years after its much-publicized reopening. The cuts are part of a broader downsizing by GM, which has also put more than 2,000 workers on temporary or indefinite layoff at its Ultium Cells battery joint ventures in Lordstown, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee. These facilities were similarly touted as anchors of a new era of American manufacturing, only to become early victims of collapsing demand, shifting federal policy and corporate restructuring.
The destruction of jobs at GM is mirrored at Ford, which has cancelled production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup and shuttered the BlueOval SK battery joint venture in Kentucky. More than 1,500 workers were informed in mid-December that their company was being dissolved, just months after the $5.8 billion facility entered production. Many had relocated or left higher-paying jobs based on promises of stable employment that evaporated overnight.
These auto layoffs are part of a far broader assault on the working class. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, US employers announced 1.17 million job cuts in 2025, the highest total since 2020. Artificial intelligence alone accounted for nearly 55,000 layoffs, as corporations eliminate layers of management and intensified exploitation of the remaining workforce.
Logistics has been among the hardest-hit sectors. United Parcel Service eliminated approximately 48,000 jobs nationwide in 2025 as part of a sweeping restructuring that included facility closures and mass layoffs. In Alabama, UPS has filed notice that 128 jobs will be cut at its Montgomery facility beginning in early 2026, underscoring the nationwide character of the layoffs and the erosion of supposedly “secure” logistics employment.
Major job cuts across their US and global operations have also been announced by Amazon (14,000), Verizon (13,000), Intel (15,000), Nestlé (16,000) Procter & Gamble (7,000), Target (1,800), HP (4,000-6,000) and other corporate giants. Official statistics obscure the depth of the crisis: while initial jobless claims remain relatively low, continuing claims are rising and consumer confidence has fallen for months, reflecting growing fear of job loss in a stagnant labor market defined by mass layoffs without rehiring.
Internationally, the same processes are unfolding. In Germany and across Europe, auto manufacturers like VW and suppliers like Bosch and ZF have announced tens of thousands of layoffs, plant closures and restructuring as they confront declining demand, rising costs and global competition.
Mass layoffs deepen across US economy as job cuts in auto, logistics and tech continue into 2026
The elimination of 1,145 workers at GM's Factory Zero in Detroit are part of the wave of mass layoffs that will continue into the new year.
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comrade stalin
moscow
