GM laid off thousands of Kansas City workers during the UAW strike, but they aren't sitting still...

About 100 people gathered outside of the UAW Local 31 union hall to support striking UAW workers across the nation and their own members, who were laid off due to supply chain issues caused by the strike. Despite the layoffs, workers say they’re not deterred and remain ready to strike.
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 Kansas House representatives spoke at the rally alongside UAW Local 31 members.

Former Local 31 President Clarence Brown said the event, like the UAW strikes, was about standing in solidarity to help all working families.