Mahoning Valley lawmakers are urging the CEO of General Motors to reinvest in the region.

Regional lawmakers sent a letter to Mary Barra, the CEO of GM, Monday after the recent layoffs of second shift employees at the Lordstown assembly plant, which builds the Chevy Cruze.

"The Valley wants to continue to support GM. As this great American company evolves to meet the demands of the future, the workers at Lordstown want to evolve with the company they have devoted themselves to," wrote the lawmakers.

The Lordstown plant, which once had a workforce of 4,500 men and women, is currently down to just one shift now. 

"Our workers and our communities want to continue to be a partner in a mutually beneficial relationship with GM," they wrote.

A release from the lawmakers reports that hundreds of workers throughout the state have also been laid off.

"We have people in our districts who want to go back to work and continue making a living for their families with pride and dignity. We hope GM will continue to invest in the Mahoning Valley, just as our state and our communities have invested in your company," the lawmakers continued.

They are urging GM to reconsider the decision to make cuts at the Lordstown facility and facilities throughout Ohio.

The letter was written by regional lawmakers state Reps. John Boccieri (D-Poland), Glenn Holmes (D-Girard), Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown), Michael O'Brien (D-Warren), Sen. Joe Schiavoni (D-Boardman) and Sen. Sean O'Brien (D- Bazetta).