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United Auto Workers Local 1112 members and supporters of GM Lordstown workers block the Lordstown auto facilityâs Bailey Road entrance for a moment during the last day of production of the Chevrolet Cruze and the idling of the plant on March 6, 2019. The Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber gave General Motors its Spirit of the Valley Award, which former UAW Local 1112 president Dave Green said was a smack in the face.
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UAW Local 1112 members hold hands March 7, 2019, as a helicopter circles the union hall in Jackson Township. From left are Darren Bodak of Struthers, Joe Nuzzi and his wife Jennifer of Boardman (both GM Lordstown workers) and Mike Sullivan of Lordstown.
The last of 14,000 or so structural steel beams is lowered into place in February at the $2.3 billion Ultium Cells LLC facility in Lordstown. General Motors, a 50 percent investor in the plant, is being recognized by the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber for the investment, but the award is raising the eyebrows of some union members and former assembly plant workers.
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LORDSTOWN Giving General Motors an award for the impact it’s made in the community is “like a smack in the face” to the former workers and their families displaced when the automaker closed its Lordstown assembly plant, its former union leader said.
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Mar 2, 2021
Ryan McNaughton has served his city well, and we congratulate him on his new role, as well as the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber on a good hiring decision.
McNaughton resigned last week from his council seat to take over as the new vice president for government affairs for the chamber.
McNaughton, Niles councilman at large, was in his third term. During his elected service, he has been forward thinking and conscientious.
While serving Niles constituents, he focused on important issues such as prioritizing a plan to develop and improve the city’s infrastructure. He also played an important role in the financially struggling city’s fiscal turnaround.