By Network Indiana
9/14/2009
About 164 General Electric workers are losing their jobs at the Bloomington plant.
In late July, GE had announced its decision to cancel a planned plant closure, where 530 people were employed. But now the company says the job cuts, affecting 164 workers, are necessary in response to the downturn economy and lower demand for side-by-side refrigerators.
Plant manager Kent Suiters says about 50 percent of employees being laid off are eligible for retirement. The others will continue to have medical insurance and tuition reimbursement for one year.
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