GM workers in Wentzville among first in nation to strike: 'People are living paycheck to...

Work at the General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri, came to a halt Friday, as the members of the United Auto Workers joined workers at two other Midwest auto plants on strike. The union is calling for the automaker to increase pay 46% over four years.
Work at the General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville came to a halt Friday, as the members of the United Auto Workers joined workers at two other Midwest auto plants on strike.

Members of Local 2250 began picketing outside the plant early Friday to call attention to the impasse with GM. The union is calling for the automaker to increase their pay by 46% over four years.

On Friday morning, drivers honked their horns and waved at about 15 UAW members holding picket signs outside one of the plant’s gates. Some workers dressed in neon green safety vests walked silently, carrying blue-and-white signs that read “UAW on Strike.”