GM’s salaried workers will be heading back to their work spaces at the end of January. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re a company that\u2019s worked with unions around the world for many years, so we welcome Ultium having union representation,” Barra said. “We can work together on things like health and safety, quality training. I always say my teeth are straight because my dad worked for General Motors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Returning to work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
She also took time to discuss the company\u2019s push to bring back its salaried workers into their offices early next year \u2014 after more than 18 months of working from home and some pushback from them the first time the company tried to bring them in earlier this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While there is plenty of evidence showing workers are just as productive working home, Barra noted the company is successful when it\u2019s an innovative place and often that comes from proximity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s an energy and a vibe. A culture needs to be nurished, and you can’t do that if you’re not in person,” Barra said, according to the Detroit Free Press. “There are a whole bunch of other GM workers who went back to work shortly after COVID already. We think we can do better” in person, noting there are 30,000 parts in a vehicle and “you can’t do that on Zoom.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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