Labor talks at GM Lordstown remain on hold

LORDSTOWN — Negotiations on a local labor contract at General Motors’ Lordstown complex remain on hold.

Talks have been delayed as United Auto Workers leaders in Detroit work on details of a national labor contract that was ratified in October.

Officials from UAW Local 1112 in Lordstown expect to meet with leaders from Detroit before the end of the month. Once that happens, negotiations on a local contract will begin as soon as possible, Local 1112 leaders told members in a flier this week.

UAW leaders in Detroit are meeting with each local because they want to make sure local officials understand the ground-breaking changes that are included in the new national contract that was ratified in October.

The flier said the key issue is which jobs will be considered “core” jobs under the national contract. The agreement creates a two-tier wage system that gives workers in “noncore” jobs half the pay of workers in “core” jobs.

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