https://labornotes.org/2023/09/scabs-deployed-gm-parts-distribution-centers

#GM hires #temps for $14 to try to keep plants running

In #2019, #picketers able to prevent #scabs from entering for a while, until company called in #police. After 2019 #strike, workers spent months fixing #QualityControl issues. “We were fixing parts over six months because they f***ed up everything they touched.”

#union #unions #strikes #UAWOnStrike #UAW #capitalism #StrikeBreaking #UnionBusting #Exploitation #ClassWar

Scabs Deployed at GM Parts Distribution Centers

Auto workers at the Big 3 expanded their strike last Friday to a key vulnerability: parts distribution centers that supply dealerships with everything from water pumps to brake drums and spark plugs to replacement bumpers. On Tuesday morning, General Motors began bringing in temps hired for $14 an hour to attempt to keep some of the parts and accessories flowing. Parts distribution centers ship after-sales spare parts and accessories to car dealerships on a just-in-time basis.

Labor Notes

"You made a lot of sacrifice. You gave up a lot when the companies were in trouble. Now, they're doing incredibly well. And guess what? You should be doing incredibly well, too," #Biden said to applause from the #picketers. "You deserve a significant #raise you need & other #benefits. Let's get back what we lost, okay? ... It's time for them to step up for us."

#UAW #BigThree