What many had feared is now fact
layoffs have been the talk at Arlington's
GM plant for days.
So today's news that GM would soon
hand out three hundred and fifty fewer
checks there didn't raise many eyebrow.
Since I have a little seniority,
I'm not worrying about that unless they
close the entire plant right now,
but I would hate to see anybody
lose their job. We're hoping that that
won't happen.
It'll be love, seniority.
They get laid off and I want to be one of
them.
It's not first time, so
you don't have to happen with you.
I've been laid off for a year and a half
at one time.
What will you do?
Drama unemployment is the Arlington
jewel losing its luster?
Are the Monte Carlo and old Cutlass
losing their momentum among today's car
buyers area?
Dealers claim that sales are good, but
nationwide statistics tell a different
story. Three thousand fewer Monte
Carlos were purchased in 1995,
compared to eighty for a three percent
drop and almost one hundred thousand
fewer folks tooled around behind the
wheel of a Cutlass Supreme.
Twenty eight percent drop.
I think the future of the plant is
remaining very bright.
The thoughts of Tom Vandergriff just last
week, a man who helped bring GM here.
But recently the plant lost out on
producing GM's new 10 car and
now this. Even one twenty seven year
GM veteran is growing concern.
Everybody worries about
their jobs. I'll tell you,
everybody have bills to pay.
The question on many of their coworkers
minds tonight has to be whether or not
this is just another GM cutback
or whether it is a sign of things to
come. Barbara Bedrick, Channel 5
News tonight.