KOKOMO, Ind. -- Roughly 200 former Chrysler workers are eagerly awaiting the outcome of an unemployment hearing that will conclude on Monday in Indianapolis.

An administrative judge with the Department of Workforce Development spent much of Friday listening to presentations from Chrysler and representatives of United Auto Workers Local 685, 6News' Rafael Sanchez reported.

The hearing in Kokomo wrapped-up around 5 p.m. on Friday, but all the workers called to testify had a chance to speak, so the hearing will resume Monday.

Many former employees said the company told them earlier this year that they would receive unemployment benefits if they accepted a $25,000 buyout, a car voucher and attended a retraining program.

"If I had known this, we wouldn't take the buyout," said former Chrysler employee Jeff Love.

Harold Smith of Marion has also been outspoken about what he said he believes were broken promises.

"I sold the car. I got to live. They promised us something and we were depending on that to make it through our schooling," Smith said.

Workers said that they were then denied benefits or were asked to pay them back. The union planned to call eight witnesses to make its case.

"I hope they come to a proper decision and stand by their promise," said former worker Monte Hall.

Rodney Cress, of Peru, said he worked at a Chrysler transmission plant for 11 years and received unemployment benefits for a week that totaled $390, but was then told by DWD that he had to pay it back.

"It was very misleading," Cress said. "We were brought into the UAW union hall and informed by union officials and state representatives that if we took the buyout, we'd get benefits for two years."

Cress, who is attending business management classes at Ivy Tech, said he's afraid he will have to drop out of the retraining program because he doesn't have enough money.

A Chrysler spokesman previously told 6News that the company does not intend to pay unemployment to the affected workers.

The judge is not expected to make a decision Friday, but it could come within the next two weeks.

Under state law, the hearing is closed to the public. Valerie Kroeger, an assistant communications director with DWD, said she could neither confirm nor deny the nature of the hearing.

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