GM has good news for more than 1,350 of its temporary hourly workers in the U.S. as they will soon be promoted to regular full-time employees.

The automaker said the first wave of GM temps to make the step to full-time employment in the first quarter of 2020 come from 14 different plants in eight states. Those include Michigan, Indiana, New York, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky.

“We are excited to welcome these employees as regular, full-time team members. Our employees are essential to meeting the needs of our customers, so providing these team members with an improved career-path forward has numerous benefits,” said Gerald Johnson, GM’s executive vice president of Global Manufacturing.

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Chantese Wortham is among GM employees who transitioned recently from temporary to regular full-time employment at Flint Assembly

From health and safety to building high-quality products for our customers, it takes all of us working together to build a stronger future,” Johnson added. According to the representative, the announcement affirms GM’s “continuing commitment to a strong U.S. manufacturing base.”

General Motors says it prides itself as offering some of the best-paying manufacturing jobs in the United States, including “top-of-the-line health care benefits with very low out-of-pocket costs compared to other employers across any industry.” More specifically, the temporary employees transitioning to regular full-time status will gain medical plan cost-share improvements, the addition of dental and vision coverage, company contributions into their 401(k), profit sharing and life insurance coverage.

The Detroit company claims it employs more full-time workers in the U.S. than any other auto manufacturer and has invested more than $24 billion in manufacturing operations across the country over the last decade. Since 2010, GM has accounted for more than one dollar of every four invested by automakers in the United States, according to the Center for Automotive Research (CAR).

 

Demetrius Williams is another GM employee who transitioned recently from temporary to regular full-time employment at Flint Assembly