Strike at Lear Corp. Halts Production at Missouri GM Plant
Nearly 500 workers walk out over unresolved contract negotiations, affecting thousands at General Motors' Wentzville facility.
- Lear Corp. workers in Wentzville initiated the strike at midnight Sunday.
- The walkout has caused a complete production stoppage at the GM plant that makes trucks and vans.
- The United Autoworkers union claims Lear Corp. ignored more than 30 proposals.
- GM's Wentzville plant employs around 4,600 workers who are now idled.
- Negotiations between Lear Corp. and the union are still ongoing.