LORDSTOWN, Ohio - A new leader is taking over the United Auto Workers union at GM Lordstown.

Dave Green was sworn into office Sunday morning as the new president of UAW Local 1112.

It's not his first time in a leadership position. Green served as president of Local 1714 from 2007 to 2013. 

He says he wants to get information out to the local membership in a more effective way after studying communications at Youngstown State University. 

Green says it's important for him to be accessible and it's possible he could use social media in his strategy.

"I think that there are better ways to communicate with such a diverse workforce and I want to try and roll out some of the things that I've learned and help engage the membership," Green said.

As president of Local 1112, Green promises to put the membership first by representing their interests moving forward. He says he has a lot of respect for his predecessor Glenn Johnson, but that it was time for a change.

The top question on the minds of GM Lordstown workers is if the valley plant will eventually build another vehicle alongside the Chevy Cruze.

"Just getting into office, I have not heard anything, but rumors," Green said. "One of my goals is to make sure we get a product in the location, it's not only important for our members, but for the community and for all the people surrounding the community."

Green was hoping the Cadillac SUV crossover that just went into production at a GM plant in Kansas would have come to Lordstown instead.

In April, 21 News reported that Lordstown GM Subsystems Manufacturing LLC posted new jobs at the plant amid ongoing layoffs.

Green says he doesn't believe hiring for those jobs will happen due to the current union contract in place.

He's concerned about the elimination of the second shift and how it could impact local families. 

While other automakers, including Ford, plan to ditch compact cars from their line-ups, he doesn't believe the Cruze should be in jeopardy. 

He says working in a leadership role with the union is different than working in a leadership role with the company. 

"We really don't know what their plans are, I don't think they're going to get rid of cars, I think that would be a poor thing to do, other automakers aren't just because Ford is," he said.