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The UAW Local 249 posted the informationj in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice Presiden t Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the information is The production stoppage comes a week before an alreadscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plang starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoma said. The plant also is scheduled for a summer break durinb the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-series trucka were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,7587 in April but down 22.3 percen t from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slighy increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15 0 truck plant in Mich.
, but the down week was left intact at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymenr in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an the Local 249 said in the newsletter. Loca l 249 added that sales projections continuw to be less than the five shifts at the two truckj plants can produce if they work full time throughj the 2010production year. Ford runs two shiftss at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is consideringb once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansasw City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moves about 800 workers from a second shifrt on the F-150 side of the Kansas City plant to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moved back to the F-15p0 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape sales in May reaches 16,391, up 20.6 percent from 13,595 in April but down 7.2 percenr from 17,667 in May 2008.
The Kansas City Assembluy Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrix versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Marinef reached 3,906 in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,4209 hybrid vehicles was set in April 2006. As of May, Ford’ds Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomp hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried