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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – In clusters, the more than 2,000 employees at General Motor's Fairfax assembly plant took the picket line on the first day of their strike.
Members of Local 31 of United Auto Workers did not want to talk about their personal experiences but instead made their voices heard through the union leadership.
"We are not fighting just for union members, but for families working across the country," said Clarence Brown, president of UAW Local 31.
The union wants higher wages, lump sum payments and a stronger profit sharing plan.
"GM just did not move the needle enough so that we would not do what we are doing now," Brown told Action News.
On Monday, GM issued a statement in two sentences stating that "negotiations have resumed. Our goal remains to reach an agreement that builds a strong future for our employees and our company. "
Although it is not known how long workers will refuse to work, the union says they are prepared.
"We are going to create a strike fund because of that, and when the time comes to get our little strike fund, we will give it to our members," Brown said.
They hope the walkout warms up the ongoing discussions.
"It's going to have an impact on everyone, the fact is we're going to stay together through all of this, until the end," Brown said.
The last Fairfax plant went on a strike in 2008 that lasted 16 days. Another one took place the year before, in 2007, for two days.
A
CNBC Report
said at the time, it cost the automaker $ 300 million a day.
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