WASHINGTON, DC (News/Talk 1480 WHBC) – U.S. Senator from Ohio Rob Portman says he’s glad the shuttered Lordstown plant is one of the issues the union is fighting for in its labor talks with General Motors.

Portman says he understands the company is softening its stance on the massive assembly and metal fabrication plant.

As of Thursday, the strike by the United Autoworkers union against GM was in its 4th day now