On Tuesday evening, the United Auto Workers union approved the plan. All of the plants have unionized workforces. Those 13 include sevenplants in Michigan, two in Tennessee and one plant each in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Oklahoma. Nearly 18,000 union workers are employed at those plants. In addition, Ford said it will take over temporary management of five additional Visteon plants in the US and four in Mexico.
The plan calls for closing one UAW-represented Visteon plant, in Macomb County's Chesterfield Township, in mid-2006. That plant had been targeted for closing in 2007. The remaining two plants, a chassis maker in Sterling Heights and the Rawsonville parts plant near Ypsilanti, both in metro Detroit, would be absorbed back into Ford, which spun off Visteon in 2000.
The plan approved by union leaders needs approval of local membership to go into effect. UAW members at the 15 plants are expected to vote on the plan by June 5, UAW spokesman says.
The 15 plants are located in Indianapolis; Chesterfield Township, MI; Milan, MI; Monroe, MI; Plymouth, MI; Saline, MI; Sterling Heights, MI; Utica, MI; Ypsilanti, MI; Ypsilanti Township, MI; Kansas City, MO; Sandusky, OH; Tulsa, OK; Nashville; Lebanon, TN.
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