lay offs

The Governor's office announced a new round of affordable housing investments, a ballot measure to raise taxes on Michiganders making over $500,000 a year got delayed at a state elections board meeting, and more.

The companies say the strikes have nevertheless forced them to impose those layoffs. They note that the job cuts have occurred mainly at factories that make parts for assembly plants that were closed by strikes.

General Motors Co. is laying off 1,100 workers at an assembly plant in Michigan. GM says it's ending the third shift at its Lansing Delta Township plant…