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Jun 1, 2009 7:54 pm US/Eastern

GM Closing Norton Warehouse

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BOSTON (WBZ) ― General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday.
 
GM says it will trim production and labor costs by permanently closing nine more plants and idling three others.

One of them is in Massachusetts.

The service and parts operation on Commerce Way in Norton will close December 31. 

Al Lamoureux of the United Auto Workers of America Local 422 said Massachusetts workers affected include 57 union members on the payroll, nine on layoffs and about 14 salaried workers.

The head of the plant declined to talk to WBZ Monday.

Lamoureux said Monday that GM plans to transfer the Norton jobs to its Philadelphia operation by the end of the year. He said it's not immediately clear if workers will have the option to follow their jobs to the new location.

The center in Norton serves GM dealers in New England and parts of New York state.

Union leaders plan to lobby members of Congress to press the federal government to keep the Norton warehouse open.

Centers in Columbus, Ohio and Jacksonville, Florida will also be shut down.

GM released a brief statement on the closings.

"Over time we will transfer operations of these facilities to other facilities within the region. By consolidating our warehousing and distribution operations, GM SPO will be more efficient, have capacity levels that are better aligned with current market demand and ultimately serve its customers more efficiently and effectively," said Charlie Hyndman, executive director, Global Warehousing & Distribution, Service and Parts Operations.

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