Attorneys to File Lawsuit Against NUMMI, Toyota
FREMONT, Calif. (KCBS) Oakland attorney Tony Lamson said he and other lawyers will file an employment class action lawsuit on Wednesday against New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated and Toyota over the closure of the NUMMI plant in Fremont.
The suit is on behalf of NUMMI employees who were left out of work when the plant closed on April 1.
NUMMI opened in 1984 and was a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors, but GM withdrew from the partnership last year.
The move to close the plant put 4,700 union employees out of work and also affected thousands of employees at suppliers around the state.
Tesla Motors and Toyota announced on May 20 that they're forming a partnership to build electric cars at the former NUMMI site. The new production is expected to start in 2012 and will create about 1,000 jobs initially.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced in June that her agency is providing a $19 million emergency grant to provide job training and other services for former NUMMI employees.
