WARREN — The head of United Auto Workers Local 1112 at the General Motors plant in Lordstown will attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address when it happens.

The speech is scheduled Jan. 29, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called on Trump to postpone it because of the partial government shutdown. Trump had not made a decision on the postponement as of Thursday evening.

Dave Green will be the guest of U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, who said he wanted Green in the audience to drive home the issues facing the local plant, which is among five in North America the automaker announced it intended to idle in March.

“I want to make sure we keep General Motors front and center nationally and on the administration’s mind and on (General Motors CEO) Mary Barra’s mind,” said Ryan, D-Howland. “Having Dave there is really kind of an important signal to the people of northeast Ohio that we haven’t forgotten and we will keep plugging away until we get a new product there.”

Ryan said social media will be used to spread the word Green is in the audience and the importance of the plant to the Mahoning Valley. Also, the White House will be made aware Green will be in attendance.

Green said it is an “honor to have the privilege of representing members of UAW 1112” and on a larger scale, the Drive It Home Ohio campaign.

“This isn’t just about our union and our people,” Green said. “There are a host of parts suppliers in the valley and in the state directly impacted by GM’s decision. I just want to be an advocate for working people just as much as I represent my own members, and just do what I can to keep this thing rolling and let the people know we are not going away until we get an answer.”

Drive It Home Ohio is a local grassroots campaign aimed at convincing General Motors to reverse its decision to idle the Lordstown plant, assign a new vehicle there and invest in the workforce.

The announcement in November by General Motors it was placing the five plants on “unallocated” status was joined by news the automaker would stop producing the Lordstown-built Chevrolet Cruze, which has been produced at the plant since 2010.

About 1,600 blue-and white-collar employees at the plant will be laid off. Nearly 300 blue-collar employees have already been placed in other General Motors facilities and several hundred others have requested a transfer.

Ryan said he supports postponing the address until the government is reopened.

“On the 27th day of the government shutdown, 800,000 Americans are still furloughed or working without pay with no idea when their next paycheck will come. Only after we get America back to work should we be talking about presidential addresses,” Ryan said in a press release.