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Union Rep: All 538 workers to be laid off at Orion over next two years

By WKTV News

Story Created: Apr 26, 2012 at 1:22 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 26, 2012 at 5:08 PM EDT

ORISKANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - The employees union for the workers at Orion Bus in Oriskany says that all 538 workers will be laid off sometime in the next two years, and that the layoffs are only a matter of when.

Tim Banas at the United Auto Workers Union said that at least 12 employees at Orion were laid off Thursday morning and that the company expects to lay off more in the days to come.

On Wednesday, Daimler announce that it would stop all production on new bus orders at the Oriskany-based company, but would continue bus maintenance work.

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