Reply #51: E-One - Ocala, FL - 200-300 jobs lost

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OCALA - Fire truck manufacturer E-One began a wave of layoffs Tuesday morning that employees said will eliminated 200 to 300 positions as the company moves to private ownership.

A former Emergency One employee, left, walks out of the E-One chassis plant on Southwest 20th Street after being laid off Tuesday morning. A fellow employee, right, helps him with his personal belongings.

E-One spokeswoman Amanda Davis said the number reported by laid off employees was not accurate.

"You're not within the range," she said. "That's way too high."

Day shift workers leaving the E-One chassis plant confirmed they had been told at 7 a.m. that they were being laid off because the company has too many workers.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20080805/NEWS/650806308/1001/News01&title=Major_layoffs_begin_at_E_One