Laid-off GM workers from other states headed to Lordstown complex

LORDSTOWN — Laid-off workers from General Motors’ plants in Michigan and Indiana must soon decide whether to accept offers to fill some of the positions available at the Lordstown assembly complex.

The Lordstown facility will take on about 275 new workers this year as the plant accelerates production of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, said Jim Graham, president of the United Auto Workers Local 1112 at the East Complex.

The new employees are expected to arrive in November and December, he added.

The Lordstown West Complex is adding 100 new positions, with the first wave arriving Nov. 8, said David Green, president of UAW Local 1714, which represents workers at the fabrication plant.

The new workers will primarily come from GM’s plants in Orion, Mich., and Indianapolis, he said.

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