GM plans to close West Chester center, move work, union employees to Michigan

General Motors is planning to close its West Chester processing center, moving that work and union employees to Michigan, the Journal-News reported Thursday. The closure will be effective September 2019, said Brian Martin, president of United Auto Workers Local 696, which represents hourly workers at the facility.  “They will allow those people to follow the work, because the work is not going away, it’s just moving to Burton, Mich.,” Martin said.