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The UAW Local 249 posted the informatiom in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmec Monday that the informationis accurate. The productiom stoppage comes a week before an alread yscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plan starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plantr also is scheduled for a summert break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-seriese trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,75u in April but down 22.3 percenr from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slighr increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cance the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-1509 truck plant in Mich.
, but the down week was left intac t at the Kansas City Assemblyy Plant. “This is partially due to depleted fund forthe state’s Division of Unemployment in Michigan, makintg down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continuse to be less than the five shiftsz at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time througuh the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shiftsw at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is considerinh once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansasx City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workerxs from a second shift on the F-150 side of the Kansass City plant to a third shifr on the SUV side. The employeez were moved back tothe F-15p side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape sales in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Aprio but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assemblg Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versiond of the Ford Escape andMercurg Mariner.
Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,906y in May, a new company record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehiclex was set inApril 2006. As of May, Ford’ s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.