KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The United Auto Workers strike is in the middle of its fourth week and no deal is in sight, yet.
Job security is now at the center of the negotiations between the General Motors and the UAW.
The union is concerned that as GM shifts to more electric vehicles, it will require fewer workers.
Workers on the picket lines are getting anxious on how long this strike will last.
"It scared me," Ann Redic, a temporary worker for GM said.
She said it's an uneasy feeling for her since she's been with the company for three-and-a-half years and this is her first time on strike.
"I didn’t know how it was going to play out, I didn’t know how long it’s going to last, still don’t," Redic said.
The single mom made $16.66 an hour as a temporary worker, but now it's down to $250 a week in strike pay.
"I have a mortgage, I have a car payment and I got bills and everything I do, I do on my own," Redic added.
Redic wants to be a permanent worker at GM, and it's one of the main sticking points in the negotiations. Many temporary workers feel the same way.
"I work my butt off I feel like I’ve earned it many times over at this point, I feel like I’ve definitely paid my dues," she said.
The strike pay is forcing changes to what the workers can spend money on.
"Do without the haircuts, do without the luxuries of steak we’ll be eating hamburger," UAW member Don Marshall said.
"You have to make adjustments you have to stop spending in certain areas," UAW member Tracy Smith added.
While they're adapting to a new lifestyle, they say it's worth it to fight for what they believe in.
"I have confidence that God is on our side, we’re not being greedy, we’re just asking for what we rightly deserve," Smith said.
"Kind of like when you go into war, you don’t know when it’s going to end," Marshall added.
The strike is costing GM an estimated $100 million a day in lost production.
It is the longest strike in nearly 50 years, the longest was 67 days.
It's not known when the strike will end.
