GM furloughs 1,225 more workers as strike enters 2nd week

General Motors temporarily laid off an additional 1,225 workers in Canada and the United States on Monday as a strike entered its second week. The actions affect 525 hourly workers at its DMAX engine plant in Moraine, Ohio, a GM spokesman said. DMAX is a joint venture owned 60 percent by GM and 40 percent by Isuzu.