After weeks of negotiations and contract extensions, UAW Local 31 — which staffs General Motors’ Fairfax production facility in Kansas City, Kansas — struck at 10 am this morning. The Fairfax plant is one of two GM plants that produces the Chevrolet Malibu , arguably the automaker’s most important model.
Although the UAW and GM reached a national contract last year, several local UAWs have yet to sign local contracts. The dispute at the Fairfax plant involved seniority rights and job security, according to The Detroit News.
UAW Local 31 agreed to extend contract talks with the Detroit-based automaker twice last week.
GM’s Delta Township plant in Lansing, Michigan — which produces the GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook and Buick Enclave — has been on strike since April 17.
