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Controls - USA - Ford cracks down on rest room breaks
Some workers spend more than 48 minutes away from the line at Wayne truck plant, slowing production of SUVs
Detroit,Mich, USA -The Detroit News, by Louis Aguilar -Oct 27, 2005: -- You know things are tense at work when management starts timing rest room breaks. But beleaguered Ford Motor Co. is doing just that... In a memo that was distributed Tuesday to workers at Ford's Michigan Truck plant in Wayne, plant managers said too many of the factory's 3,500 hourly workers are spending more than the 48 minutes allotted per shift to use the bathroom. The extra-long breaks are slowing production of the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator sport utility vehicles that are built there, the company said... Workers point out they have had 12 weeks of downtime due to slow sales this year, and more may be on the horizon... The memo ends on an upbeat note: "We look forward to putting this concern behind us as we obtain your personal commitment in supporting our joint focus on embracing change."...
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