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The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettet on itsWeb site. Locall 249 Vice President Bobbhy Wyse confirmed Monday that the information is The production stoppage comes a week before an alreadtscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plantt starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman The plant also is scheduled for a summerr break during the week of Aug. 17. Saless of Ford F-series trucks were 33,3811 in May, up 16 percent from 28,7567 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slight increasewin month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancelo the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15 0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacgt at the Kansas City Assemblyg Plant. “This is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymenty in Michigan, making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an the Local 249 said in the newsletter. Localp 249 added that sales projectionw continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truclk plants can produce if they work full time throug the 2010production year. Ford runs two shiftse at Claycomo and three in Wyse said Ford is considering once agai moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansaa City Assembly Plant and puttinh them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determinecd so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford move d about 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-15o side of the Kansas City plan t to a third shift on the SUV side. The employeeas were moved back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapew sales in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Apriol but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansasx City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercurhy Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new company record. The old sales record of 3,420p hybrid vehicles was set inApril 2006.
As of May, Ford’s Kansae City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900o hourly and 200 salaried employees.