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GM Lordstown Vega Plant Seen as Dream and Nightmare
At Lordstown Ohio the Vega line runs at 100 cars an hour with 8,000 workers hired to reach that speed, but unions allege a speedup that laid off 840 workers and slowed production while GMAD contends overstaffing and sabotage. Workers describe intense pressure, discipline, and grievances as the plant shifts toward a highly automated era.
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Roy Whang
Lordstown, Ohio
UPI
United Auto Workers
General Motors Assembly Division
GMAD
UAW
Vega
Detroit
Lordstown
Vietnam
Marine Corps
Vegas
Chevrolet
California
GM Tech Center
Warren
Mich
Chevrolet Assembly
Fisher Body
IAW
Gary Bryner
Warren Tech Center
John Grix
Grix