UAW at Fairfax plant issues strike notice

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By RANDOLPH HEASTER
The Kansas City Star

A stalemate in bargaining over a local contract has prompted the union at General Motors Corp.’s Fairfax plant to issue a notice that would allow workers to strike as soon as Thursday.

At stake could be the production of the popular new Chevrolet Malibu, which is produced mainly at the Kansas City, Kan., facility by 2,700 hourly employees.

A five-day strike notice was sent to GM management Thursday, said John Melton, bargaining chairman of United Auto Workers Local 31.

The development at Fairfax occurs as GM and a supplier are dealing with labor problems elsewhere. Workers at parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. have been on strike for nearly two months, affecting more than 30 GM plants.

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