1:30 p.m.: GM Lordstown workers back on the job

LORDSTOWN - Second shift workers at the General Motors Lordstown complex reported back to work within the last hour after being laid off for nearly a year.

``I'm excited. All I can say is `yay,' '' said Theresa Miller of Cleveland, who has been laid off since last January.

Today marks the recall of nearly 1,000 hourly and 50 salaried workers to the Lordstown complex's second shift. This week, the workers begin at 1 p.m. for training and production on their regular shift 6 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. starts next week, said plant spokesman Tom Mock.

The callback has been anticipated for months due to higher demand of the Chevrolet Cobalt and preparation for the launch of Chevrolets new Cruze next April.

The production increase was part of GM's boost announced in August that will add 60,000 vehicles in the third and fourth quarters. The car manufacturer also will bring back laid-off workers in a Canadian plant, where two midsize crossover vehicles are produced.

For more on this story, see Tuesday's Tribune Chronicle.