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President Trump told governors this week that automakers are returning to Ohio and other states, a false claim that he’s made several times before.Gov.…
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Ohio's Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman says he welcomes a lawsuit filed by the United Auto Workers that accuses General Motors of breach of contract for closing several factories, including its Lordstown assembly plant. He said the impact of the planned closure is already rippling through the economy of the Mahoning Valley and making a bad situation worse.
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The United Auto Workers has sued General Motors to stop the company from closing three plants in Ohio, Michigan and Maryland. According to the suit filed…
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Lordstown school officials plan to hold quarterly financial meetings with the community, now that the General Motors plant is slated to shut down in March. Superintendent Terry Armstrong says the tax money the district receives from GM may change when the plant goes dark. He wants to keep the community informed about budget issues the district could face.
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A coalition of Mahoning Valley advocates has been in Columbus, touting the soon-to-be-closed GM plant in Lordstown and the economic promise they say it...
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The United Auto Workers labor union is suing General Motors over the use of temporary workers at a plant in Indiana, saying that laid-off members from Lordstown could do the jobs. The UAW filed the suit this week in federal court in Youngstown. The suit accuses the company of violating a labor agreement that allows laid-off employees with seniority to seek to relocate to other GM facilities. The complaint says the union agreed to GM’s hiring of temporary employees in Fort Wayne, Indiana, through August 2018 to help with the launch of a new pickup truck.
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The announcement that General Motors will stop production at its Lordstown plant has caused anxiety for more than just its workers. Their children are…
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General Motors' plans to lay off 14,000 salaried and blue-collar workers might not be as bad as originally projected.The company said Friday that 2,700…
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General Motors’ plant in Lordstown, which is slated for closure next year, could have a future with one of the automaker’s competitors.GM will cease…
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Ohio's two U.S. senators say they'll meet with the head of General Motors this week to discuss what can be done to stop its northeastern Ohio assembly…