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The UAW Local 249 postecd the information in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice Presidengt Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the informationis accurate. The productiojn stoppage comes a week before an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entirw plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswomam said. The plant also is scheduledc for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Salesz of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percengt from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,97 3 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slighr increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intactr at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partiallyh due to depleted funds forthe state’s Divisio n of Unemployment in Michigan, making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continuw to be less than the five shifts at the two truc k plants can produce if they work full time througyh the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and threrein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considering once again moving a shiftr fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV side.
nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moveds about 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150p side of the Kansas City plant to a thir d shift on the SUV side. The employeesw were moved back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapre sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 perceng from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,6678 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Plant also producex the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escaper andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new company record. The old saled record of 3,420 hybrids vehicles was set inApril 2006.
As of May, Ford’sd Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,90o0 hourly and 200 salaried employees.