Ford expects to lay off 792 at Chicago plant
The final tally on jobs to be cut at Ford Motor Co.'s assembly plant on Chicago's South Side will be 792, according to a "mass-layoff" filing the auto maker made with Illinois authorities.
Ford announced in early September that it planned to eliminate one of two shifts it operates at the 2,200-worker plant, which is located at 130th Street and Torrence Ave.
At the time, the company said it expected about 600 part-time workers to lose their jobs in connection with the dropped shift, but couldn't be specific about how many additional jobs might be lost.
In a regularly published state report on companies that plan to reduce staffing which came out this week, however, Ford lists a total of 792 jobs that will be cut when the shift ends Nov. 3.
jpmiller@tribune.com
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