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The delay is due to a shortage in parts as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the company’s supply chain.
The Springfield plant was originally slated to resume production on May 4. Some workers were brought back to the plant this week in preparation. Those workers will go back on temporary lay off on Friday, said Chris Blizard, the president of UAW Local 402.
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Blizard’s union represents assembly production workers at the Springfield plant as well as those in skilled trades. He said most of the workers there have been temporarily laid off since March. Navistar announced that month that it was temporarily stopping production in Springfield.