The week-long strike at GM’s Fairfax Plant is now having a ripple affect on suppliers.

There’s now word that Penske Logistics in Kansas City, Kansas has had to lay off 92 workers, at least until the strike involving 2,400 GM workers ends.

Penske receives and delivers automotive components to GM and without the Fairfax Plant in operation, there’s not much for them to do.

There have been all-day negotiations taking place since the strike began. And, on Monday, GM strikers held a rally to support their cause.

GM can ill afford to delay production of it’s Chevy Malibu which is made at the Fairfax Plant. It’s been one of GM’s best sellers at a time when auto sales are slumping during a weak economy.

The sticking points are how Gm is allowed to deal with outsourcing and seniority, two issues very dear to the UAW union.

“In this facility, you have a right to bid on a job, they wanna do away with that, that process, and there’s not one person out here today, one person in any organized labor that would not want to use their seniority to bid to a job that they would prefer to do,” said Jeff Manning, UAW Representative.

The strike is having its effect, but now it will be up to the UAW leadership to keep the pressure up and make the automaker deal.