Gm Workers Walk Out In Protest

Just week’ after a crippling strike at two General Motors Corp. parts plants, production at a giant assembly plant stopped Monday after workers defied their union and walked out to protest the firing of their shop chairman.

United Auto Workers Local 1112 directed the workers to end the wildcat strike in an order signed by the local’s president, Tony Zone and by the fired shop chairman, Al Alli.

But by late afternoon, no workers had shown up at the plant. It was unclear if the second shift would operate Monday evening.

GM spokesman Ray Deibel said the union members must return to work, but he would not say whether they will be fired for the walkout.