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Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Just the third shift was shut down at this hour

Monday, February 11, 2013  Singing, “The union makes us strong," hundreds of local United Auto Workers members donned white shirts to remember the Flint Sit-Down strike that ended on Feb. 11, 1937, when some 700 General Motors employees fought for better working conditions.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  New truck to be revealed today.

Friday, December 07, 2012  General Motors’ Flint Assembly, Metal Center and Engine operations are among the 54 facilities to meet a voluntary energy-reduction challenge set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, cutting energy intensity to meet the EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Challenge for Industry.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  GM gets awards from Michigan's DEQ

Friday, September 07, 2012  GM won't talk about the 2014 Chevy Silverado made in Flint.

Friday, May 25, 2012  Flint Truck Assembly hosting a special homecoming ceremony for a Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne pickup which rolled off the line in 1971.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Just weeks after launching a new third shift, the Flint Assembly plant says the market demand is far lower than expected, and so they're cutting overtime Saturdays.

Monday, August 08, 2011  750 salaried and hourly additional workers punched the clock Sunday night.

Monday, July 18, 2011  General Motors will invest $328 million in the plant to produce the next generation of the Chevrolet Silverado and GM Sierra pickup trucks. The move will create / retain 150 jobs.

Monday, July 18, 2011  General Motors is investing $328 million into the Flint Assembly Plant to build the next generation of Chevrolet Silverado and GM Sierra pickup trucks. This investment is expected to retain / add about 150 jobs.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  The General Motors complex on Van Slyke in Flint is getting a $10 million credit, and is expected to retain about 185 jobs.

Monday, May 16, 2011  The $417 million investment would transform the desolated Brownfield land into a paint facility for the Flint Assembly Plant and add about 50 jobs.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  The following changes have been announced at local plants.

Monday, January 24, 2011  Additional production beginning third quarter