GM Lordstown plans to hire 150

LORDSTOWN — Local unions at the General Motors Co. Lordstown plant plan to hire at least 150 new employees in an effort to fill the void left by transfer workers who have returned to their home plants.

The management of United Auto Workers Local 1112 has asked GM to allow for the addition of 120 employees, according to a shop flier acquired by The Vindicator.

Jim Graham, president of UAW Local 1112, declined to comment on the possible new hires until “things are confirmed.”

Those openings will be filled by UAW members from across the country who request a transfer to the Lordstown plant.

If there are not enough volunteers to fill the openings, current temporary or flex (part-time) employees will have the opportunity to move to full-time status. Those temporary or flex positions will be filled by new, temporary and flex employees.

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