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GM Lordstown union promising "good news"
Home of the Chevy Cruze is part of Local 1112's announcement in Warren
by WKSU's KABIR BHATIA


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One of the auto workers unions at GM’s Lordstown plant is touting an announcement of -- quote -- "good news" Thursday at the union hall in Warren. WKSU’s Kabir Bhatia reports.
GM Lordstown union promising "good news"

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The Lordstown plant has been building Chevy's Cruze since 2009, and the car is the fourth best-selling compact in the U.S. this year. But Edmunds senior analyst Michelle Krebs says sales have cooled a bit since January, and the union announcement could mean GM is adding a new or refreshed body style to the Cruze family.

“Whatever the announcement is, it will have something to do with jobs, either immediately adding jobs, or jobs to be secured and added in the future. Whatever the announcement is, it certainly is not going to be about a decrease in jobs.”

Three years ago, the Cruze restored 3,000 jobs to the plant, and now GM is pledging $5.5 million for Lordstown so it will be ready to make a diesel Cruze next year.
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