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Cindy Goodman was having dinner with a group of girlfriends one night when the conversation took a surprising turn.

When automaker completes restructuring plan, many new jobs will be filled by workers overseas.

Latin American workers who have lost their jobs are being offered money to return to their home countries.

General Motors said 7,500 of its U.S. hourly workers accepted buyout offers, as the auto maker continues to shrink its operations amid heavy losses and a global slump in demand.

French workers at a factory south of Paris free their boss after holding him hostage in a dispute over lay-offs.

Striking French workers of an American manufacturing company looked likely to hold their boss hostage for a second night on Wednesday after locking him in for more than 24 hours, as nationwide anger mounted over layoffs.