According to Jim Schwantz, the Area Director of local 1101, of The International Association of Machinists, the union representing the striking workers, Autonation scheduled negotiations for 10 am Saturday, July 19, at the Mountain View dealership. However, at 11 pm the previous evening Autonation notified him that the location must move across the bay; the strike comittee agreed to the last minute changes. Meanwhile, at least eighty strikers, their families and supporters lined the street in front of the dealership.