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and growing customer demand for the recently launched 2015 Ford F-150.
With these new jobs, Ford has reached its entry-level allowance outlined in the 2011 UAW-Ford collective bargaining agreement. As a result, approximately 300 to 500 workers - the first group of 'new traditional' employees - will transition, based on attrition and growth, from their entry-level wage of US$ 19.28 an hour to their new wage of US$ 28.50 an hour. The majority of these employees work at Kansas City, Chicago and Louisville assembly facilities.
"Thanks to stronger than expected customer demand, we're adding 1,550 new workers to support additional F-150 production," said Joe Hinrichs, Ford President, The Americas. "These jobs are further proof that customers recognize the all-new F-150 as the toughest, smartest, most capable F-150 ever. We sell every truck we can build, and we plan to build more."
Of the 1,550 new jobs, 900 are allocated for Kansas City Assembly and 500 will be added between Dearborn Stamping and Dearborn Diversified, with the remaining 150 jobs going to Sterling Axle. These jobs are in addition to the more than 5,000 hourly jobs Ford added across its US manufacturing facilities in 2014.
"This is very exciting news and these additional jobs will have an impact in communities all across our nation," said Jimmy Settles, UAW Vice-President and Director, National Ford Department. "This also represents a major milestone for employees hired under the entry level agreement, as many will now begin to convert to 'new traditional' wage status, as negotiated in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement."
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