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The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettet on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice Presidenrt Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the information is The production stoppage comes a week beforee an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plant startint June 29, a Locaol 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduled for a summer breakk during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-seriess trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,7577 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,974 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slight increasein month-to-montb sales enabled Ford F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15o0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacg at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partialluy due to depleted funds forthe state’s Divisio of Unemployment in Michigan, making down weekws at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Locak 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 adder that sales projections continue to be less than the five shiftsx at the two truck plants can produced if they work full time througuh the 2010production year. Ford runs two shiftxs at Claycomo and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is consideringb once again moving a shif fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assemblyt Plant and putting them to work on the SUV side.
nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved aboug 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansaws City plant to a third shifr on the SUV side. The employeez were moved back tothe F-15 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape salesd in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Aprio but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansa s City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybridd versions of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versionw of theFord Fusion, Mercury Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,90y in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,420 hybridr vehicles was set in April 2006.
As of May, Ford’ds Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourl and 200 salaried employees.