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Niles GE plant closing three months early

NILES, Ohio- 80 workers at a Niles plant will be out of a job in April.

General Electric's Mahoning Glass Plant in Niles notified state officials it will close its doors on April 5, three months earlier than originally expected.

"Employees at the facility are unionized and the designated bargaining representative, United Electrical Workers, Local 751, of these employees was previously notified of this action. Any non-union employees affected by this action will be notified individually. Opportunities for employment at other GE or GE-affiliate locations will be limited," the letter states.

It is the third local GE plant to shut down over the past two years.

Union leaders have blamed the closures on GE's decision to manufacture energy-efficient light bulbs overseas.