Group wants GM to ‘Drive it Home’
LORDSTOWN — As was the case nearly 20 years ago, a coalition of business and community leaders and elected officials have formed to send a collective message to General Motors.
The “Drive it Home” initiative — to “urge General Motors to support growing its investment at the GM Lordstown Complex” — kicks off with a press conference 10:30 a.m. Monday at the UAW 1112 Union Hall, 11471 Reuther Drive SW, Warren.
“With the elimination of two shifts at the Lordstown Complex over the past year-and-a-half, the Youngstown-Warren region and state of Ohio must again rally their support and encourage and assist GM’s leadership in reutilizing those shifts and the physical assets the plant offers,” a release states.
Scheduled speakers include U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio; U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, D-Howland; U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta; Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill; Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber President and CEO James Dignan; and UAW 1112 President Dave Green.
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