Posted on Sep 28, 2023
GM laid off thousands of Kansas City workers during the UAW strike, but they aren't sitting still...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."On a bright, sunny afternoon, more than 100 people, including area politicians, gathered on Wednesday outside of the United Auto Workers Local 31 union hall in Kansas City, Kansas, for a rally in solidarity with UAW strikes across the nation.
General Motors temporarily idled the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, last week and does not plan to reinstate the 2,000 laid-off employees until after the United Auto Workers strike. The company said the strike at the Wentzville, Missouri, plant, just outside of St. Louis, stalled the stamping work necessary for operations at the Fairfax plant to continue.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly; Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Tyrone Garner; Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas; Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree; and House representatives from Kansas and Missouri spoke at the rally alongside UAW Local 31 members."...
..."On a bright, sunny afternoon, more than 100 people, including area politicians, gathered on Wednesday outside of the United Auto Workers Local 31 union hall in Kansas City, Kansas, for a rally in solidarity with UAW strikes across the nation.
General Motors temporarily idled the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, last week and does not plan to reinstate the 2,000 laid-off employees until after the United Auto Workers strike. The company said the strike at the Wentzville, Missouri, plant, just outside of St. Louis, stalled the stamping work necessary for operations at the Fairfax plant to continue.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly; Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Tyrone Garner; Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas; Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree; and House representatives from Kansas and Missouri spoke at the rally alongside UAW Local 31 members."...
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