Ford to cut 700 jobs at Wayne plant

Ford to cut 700 jobs at Wayne plant - Crain's Detroit Business:
"Ford Motor Co. plans to cut 700 jobs and eliminate the third shift at its small-car assembly plant in Wayne, in the company’s first large-scale layoff of tier-two wage workers.
The plant builds the Focus and C-Max, whose sales are down a combined 22 percent this year after falling 15 percent last year. 
The layoffs affect 673 hourly workers -- all of whom earn entry-level wages of about $17 to $19 an hour -- and 27 salaried employees, according to a notice filed with the state of Michigan.
Ford spokeswoman Kristina Adamski said the company is “confident” it can find other full-time positions for most of the workers.
In the meantime, they will be eligible to receive 13 to 26 weeks of supplemental pay from Ford, depending on their seniority, bringing their income during that period to as much as 74 percent of their current wages when combined with state unemployment benefits."