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GM Workers Face Grim Holiday Season With Plant Shutdowns Ahead

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Just weeks before the holidays, thousands of workers in small towns across the U.S. received the worst possible news: their employer - auto giant General Motors - would be shutting down several automobile factories, throwing their lives and their families into insecurity. It’s the latest blow for blue-collar workers facing unprecedented challenges in a competitive global marketplace. VOA’s Congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson reports on what this means for the people of Lordstown, Ohio.

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