(KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI) – More than 400 Workers employed at the Yanfeng USA Riverside Facility located outside Kansas City, Missouri have voted to join United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 710 following a final vote of 310-to-26.

This is the sixth UAW-organized Yanfeng facility, joining more than 1,000 Members working at the Supplier’s operations in: Highland Park, Romulus and Monroe, Michigan; Mississauga, Ontario/Canada; and McCalla, Alabama.

The Riverside location produces parts for the General Motors (GM) Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, whose Workers are represented by UAW Local 31.

Yanfeng Workers organized to put an end to low pay, lack of seniority rights, understaffed shifts, and little to no work-life balance.

Workers of Color have also faced discrimination from management in job placement and rights at work.

“This struggle was about fair treatment for every Worker and holding management accountable,” said Sharon Gilliam, a Yanfeng Worker who helped spearhead the Organizing Drive. “We want every Worker to be educated and informed of their rights and empower them on the shop floor, and this is the first step.”

UAW Local 710 President Jeff Schweedler said: “This is a big win for the newest Members of (our) Local.  They’ve suffered for years, being beat down by management for one reason or another because of the different dialects they speak, to what they look like.  It’s time for them to have a voice at the table and a voice in the workplace.  It’s great for them to finally have the opportunity to negotiate a contract.”

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