GM Fairfax workers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike
Workers arrive at Union Hall at the General Motors Fairfax plant to vote on whether or not to authorize a strike
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Posted: 01/27/2012
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By: 41 Action News Staff
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Workers at the General Motors Fairfax plant in KCK voted to authorize a strike Thursday, a worker who answered the phone at the plant said early Friday.
The yes-vote gives the bargaining committee and the the International Union the authority to call for a strike, if necessary. Ninety percent of voters voted yes.
The vote was called after workers rejected a new local union contract.
It wasn’t clear how many of the plants approximate-4,000 workers voted.
The plant manufactures the Chevy Malibu, which was the company's second-best selling car in the U.S. last year.
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