East Cleveland-based GE Lighting has told the state of Ohio it will close two Ohio bulb plants, in Bucyrus and Logan, and will eliminate a total of 209 jobs.

The company, part of Savant Systems Inc., said in a letter filed under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act that the facilities to be closed are the Bucyrus Lamp Plant and the Logan Glass Plant.

Positions "will be permanently eliminated" beginning on or about Sept. 30, the WARN notice stated, with 159 employees released on that date. It then expects to eliminate 34 additional positions by Dec. 31, and the remainder by July 31, 2023.

An exact schedule for all job eliminations "is not known at this time," the WARN notice stated. The job classifications and number of affected employees at each plant are included in the notice.

Both union and nonnuion employees are affected. Unionized employees at the Bucyrus plant are represented by IUE-CWA, while unionized employees at the Logan plant are represented by the USW.

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