Blue Oval Staff Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Ford Motor Co., facing a decline in SUV sales, plans to cut jobs and reduce production capacity at a Kentucky plant that makes the Explorer SUV. "It is likely we will take a capacity action," company spokeswoman Anne Marie Gattari said in an interview. She said a final decision hadn't been made and she couldn't specify how many jobs may be affected. Ford is the second-largest U.S. automaker. READ MORE HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktp1989 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 READ MORE HERE. Word is here is that they will slow the line speed and eliminate approx. 500-600 jobs but have that many signed up for the buyouts so it's a wash. Nobody gets laid off and no transfers in. So if your thinking about Lap, take them off your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi-lo feva2 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Word is here is that they will slow the line speed and eliminate approx. 500-600 jobs but have that many signed up for the buyouts so it's a wash. Nobody gets laid off and no transfers in. So if your thinking about Lap, take them off your list. You better hope the products there start selling real fast and quickly or it will all be a wash. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmpp Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 thats the first thing they told us at mtp, line speed reduction. now look, losing s shift and people scrambling to figure out if they want to take the buyout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyric Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I heard today at LAP that we have around 600 signed up for the buyout but some I talked to said they weren't going to take it. They only signed up for security reasons. I did hear that if not enough here take it that the ones laid off are going to KTP. That said they did stop all the Atlanta tranfers after this last group we got last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassisgrunt Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 That said they did stop all the Atlanta tranfers after this last group we got last week. from my understanding, the atlanta transfers are comlpete. all 312 made it to louisville. i have a few in my area and made it a point to make them feel at home. they all told me they had no problems with anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondhead Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 from my understanding, the atlanta transfers are comlpete. all 312 made it to louisville. i have a few in my area and made it a point to make them feel at home. they all told me they had no problems with anybody. That's good to hear, i had a lot of friends transfer up there and worry about the current situation with LAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassisgrunt Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 That's good to hear, i had a lot of friends transfer up there and worry about the current situationwith LAP i have lunch with one of the atlanta guys every night. he told me that he hasn't heard of any of them having any problems. but they were told horror stories about transferring before making the move. your plant got absolutely screwed, no way we should be building that fusion in mexico. we're just glad that people that want to work are able to have jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udontkno Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Ford said in the 1990's that they wont run a plant with one shift, it dosnt make sense to have billions of dollars in equipment that can run 23 hours a day but its only working 8-10 hours a day. I think the writing is on the wall and Ford has a couple of assy. plants to announce. If you know you dont want to leave your home/town or dont have much seniority, you may consider the buyout because there may not be one after the next contract. It could go back to the 80's and you get layed off with unemployment and sub. until its gone and then good luck. Just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapsergio Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Over 1000 have signed up at LAP, and more to come on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ky862 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 i have lunch with one of the atlanta guys every night. he told me that he hasn't heard of any of them having any problems. but they were told horror stories about transferring before making the move. your plant got absolutely screwed, no way we should be building that fusion in mexico. we're just glad that people that want to work are able to have jobs. For the most part AAP transfers have been welcomed and are good workers. But it is a shame they are over looked by the BAD ones who came. Know of some who use med. all the time , ones who mess up all the time, and some who just don't want to work. Ford and the UAW should send them back and bring in people who want to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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