Ford to reduce outside staffers

[paul8488]

A bit of proof that Ford isn't just looking to chop blue-collar jobs. Hard decision to make, I'm sure, but they clearly see the need to streamline things.
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Ford to reduce outside staffers

Contract worker tally unspecified
September 23, 2005

BY SARAH A. WEBSTER
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER



Ford Motor Co., in the midst of eliminating 2,750 salaried position by year's end, also has been reviewing thousands of positions held by contract workers and will eliminate an unspecified number of those positions as well.



http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/...e_20050923.htm

[saturnsteve]

Ford: Job elimination is job 1!

[Jay]

"I can tell you that it's a normal part of the process to evaluate agency-related costs and positions when the company is, at the same time, scrutinizing its salaried" costs and positions, said Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans. "As you well know, the company is going through that process right now. So, really, evaluating our agency-related costs would be a normal part of the process at a time like this."

Ford lost $907 million in its North American operations during the second quarter and has said it will announce another restructuring on Oct. 20, when it delivers its third-quarter earnings results. Of the 2,750 salaried positions Ford intends to cut by year's end, about 400 are expected to be forced layoffs.


A $907 million loss doesn't sound "normal" to me.
I can only assume things are going to get worse with rising fuel costs and cooler consumer spending.

[AndrewGS]

Originally Posted by saturnsteve

Ford: Job elimination is job 1!

Job 1 has been eliminated.