© 2024 Ideastream Public Media

1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 916-6100 | (877) 399-3307

WKSU is a public media service licensed to Kent State University and operated by Ideastream Public Media.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Lordstown Workers' Perspective

Credit: Linda Parton/shutterstock

The future of Lordstown's GM Plant is still in flux months after the company announced plans to close it. While some hope a new product line saves the plant, others are accepting transfers. I'm Mike McIntyre. On The Sound of Ideas, we'll hear from Lordstown workers like Rachel Benton, who transfered to Tennessee, but had to leave her two young behind and hopes the plant is saved so she can return.

 

-Tommy Wolikow, GM Worker 

-Melissa Green, Acting Shop Chairman, Jamestown Industries 

-Dan O’Brien, Associate Editor, The Business Journal 

Rachel is the supervising producer for Ideastream Public Media’s morning public affairs show, the “Sound of Ideas.”