"The emotions are crazy right now," says Tammy Daggy, who has endured more than five years of twists and turns.

"I think it's just as bad as when we first got told that our plant was closing, 'cause the thought of coming home after all this time is just overwhelming."

Friday brought word that could well mark the end of that rough ride.
As part of the UAW's new master agreement with GM, battery plant workers at the Ultium facility in Lordstown would be included.
It also means workers at the former GM assembly plant in Lordstown, like Daggy, could come back home and fill more than 200 new openings at Ultium.
They'd earn their old salary, keep their seniority and be able to transfer to other facilities.

"To be honest, I was trying not to get too excited over it," Daggy said. "But then when everybody was sending it to me today, it's just...it's a great feeling to know that I might be able to come home to my family."

UAW leaders met in Detroit on Friday to vote on sending the agreement to members.
Daggy credited those leaders with what could be the opportunity of a lifetime.

"The last time we were on strike it was for 41 days and we basically got nothing," she said. "I think (UAW International) president (Shawn) Fain's strategy with this contract...I couldn't be happier with the way he handled it."

Now, assuming she and the other workers ratify this new agreement, Tammy Daggy's journey from The Valley to Bowling Green, Kentucky would come full circle.

"My mom, my dad, my stepmom and most importantly my three daughters, my son-in-law and my new grandbaby...yeah, my girls are pretty excited."