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The UAW Local 249 posted the informatiob in a newsletter on itsWeb site. Loca l 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Mondayh that the information is The production stoppage comes a week befores an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entirre plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman The plant also is scheduled for a summee break during the week of Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-seriee trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,9723 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slight increas ein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the scheduledc down week on June 22 at its F-150 truck plantg in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacrt at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partiallh due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymenrt in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an option,” the Locaol 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 added that sales projectionss continue to be less than the five shiftsx at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time throug h the 2010production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomoi and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is considerinhg once again moving a shifyt fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assemblyt Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workersd from a second shift on the F-150 side of the Kansas City plant to a thirfd shift on the SUV side. The employees were movex back tothe F-1590 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape sales in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percen from 17,667 in May 2008.
The Kansaw City Assembly Plant also producezs the Mercury Mariner and hybridc versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Combined sales of hybric versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new company record. The old sale record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inAprill 2006. As of May, Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plany in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourlyt and 200 salaried employees.