Ford's Louisville plant workers to get $19K raise - The Lane Report
Ford hiring elsewhere means 48% raise for some of its Louisville workers. 4, 2015) — A $19,000 pay hike is coming to some of the Ford assembly plant workers in Louisville hired under a 2011 union contract. Strong January sales of the new aluminum-based F-150 pickup truck are motivating Ford to add 1,550 workers at support facilities for that vehicle in Kansas City and Dearborn, Mich. The number of new jobs surpass a companywide target in the labor agreement for the number of employees paid at Ford’s entry level rate of $19. 28 an hour, pushing the most senior of them to the “new traditional” wage of $28. 50 an hour. The F-150 pickup, part of Ford F-Series, is enjoying its 38th straight year as America’s best-selling truck and 33rd straight year as America’s best-selling vehicle. Ford sold 753,851 trucks in 2014, but January 2015 was the strongest sales month since 2004, which was the company’s best sales year for the F-150 ever. “We’re excited about adding more jobs to these facilities for the all-new F-150,” said Jimmy Settles, UAW vice president and director, National Ford Department. “And we’re also excited that Ford continues to make good on its commitment to our UAW members by transitioning entry-level employees to ‘new traditional’ wage status to support their career growth. Source: www.lanereport.com
