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Laid Off Employees Go Back To Work

By Eric Clabaugh

Laid Off Employees Go Back To Work

June 18, 2010 Updated Jul 3, 2009 at 9:36 AM EST

COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - Cummins Inc. is recalling 400 laid-off
workers as it resumes production of the Dodge Ram engine at a
central Indiana factory.
The company shut down its Columbus MidRange Engine Plant and
laid off 720 employees in May after Chrysler stopped vehicle
production during its bankruptcy proceedings. Cummins plans to
restart the plant with one shift beginning July 13.
Cummins spokesman Mark Land says the plant will produce engines
for the 2009 model Ram through mid-August, but that the plant would
be idled again until Chrysler starts building the truck's 2010
model. He said that workers were expected to be called back again
in October.
Land says Cummins has "solid commitments" from Chrysler for
the 2010 Dodge Ram.



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