Outrage as GM sidelines 1,000 workers at Detroit flagship plant and rolls out 50 robots as union blasts decision: 'We're disgusted'

General Motors has sparked outrage after sidelining more than 1,000 workers at its flagship Detroit assembly plant on Friday and announcing they'd be installing 50 new robots. The so-called 'cobots' were installed on the assembly line at GM's Factory Zero in Michigan as the automaker slashes costs amid weakening demand for its electric vehicles, according to reports. The robots now work alongside the remaining employees, helping attach vehicle body panels as cars move down the production line, AutoBlog reported. The move has drawn fierce criticism from United Auto Workers Local 22 President James Cotton, who rejected GM's assertion that the...