HOURLY EMPLOYEE BULLETIN

Return to Zone of Hire Sign-Up Period

Per the 2015 UAW-Ford Collective Bargaining Agreement Letter of Understanding entitled Special
Opportunity to Return to Zone of Hire, eligible employees who have moved out-of-zone, but desire to
return to their zone of hire, may elect to be placed on a list that will be used to canvass for future openings
that arise during the term of the Agreement. Zone of hire shall be defined as the contractual preferential
placement zone of the plant location at which an employee was hired.
A one-time thirty-day sign-up period, described below, will be made available during the first quarter of 2016
to regular full-time UAW-represented Ford non-skilled and skilled trades hourly employees. (Note: ShortTerm Supplemental and other temporary employees will not be eligible for this opportunity.)
ELIGIBILITY
Eligible employees include those who elected an out-of-zone opportunity on or after March 13, 2009, but
prior to the conclusion of the sign-up period noted below. This includes Legacy employees who elected the
Enhanced or Modified Enhanced Moving Allowances, as well as former Ford temporary and ACH hourly
employees who accepted an out-of-zone Ford Entry-Level opportunity.
APPLICATION PERIOD
Employees will be able to submit an interest form during the sign-up period from February 15, 2016
through March 21, 2016 inclusive. Forms will not be accepted after March 21, 2016. Interest forms will be
available in your Labor Relations Office when the survey period begins on February 15, 2016.
BASIC PRINCIPLES
Employees from a closed plant in a zone where no locations remain will be considered for
opportunities in the zone of their job assignment immediately following plant closure [see
Example #2 below]
Available opportunities will be offered to eligible employees on the list by zone as they arise
after exhausting the hierarchy steps but prior to hiring from the street
Opportunities will be offered in order of the employees Ford Service Date, highest to lowest
seniority for non-skilled and Date of Entry, highest to lowest for skilled trades
No Moving Allowance monies will be payable to employees who accept an opportunity under
this special agreement
UAW NJSOES Committee
151 West Jefferson Ave.
P.O. Box 33009
Detroit, MI 48232
1899
(313) 392-7000

Ford World Headquarters

Employment Security Programs
Room 604
The American Road
Dearborn, MI 48121-1899

Ford World Headquarters

Sourcing Programs
Room 602
The American Road
Dearborn, MI 48121-

(313) 32-23770

(313) 32-20543

 If the opportunity is accepted, the new location becomes the employees new home (or Basic
Unit) location, and seniority at the new location will be in accordance with the UAW-Ford
Collective Bargaining Agreement, Article VIII, Section 1(c)
Eligible employees who either decline or do not respond to the opportunity offer will not be
contacted for subsequent opportunities under this special agreement and will be removed from
the list
Eligibility of volunteers will be subject to review and validation by the NJSOESC
Due to the potential high numbers of volunteers from the same location that may be offered
opportunities, exit timing may be staggered to minimize adverse operational impact
There is no guarantee that an opportunity will become available in an employees zone of hire;
signing up during this survey period does not guarantee placement
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
Example #1: Employee hired at Dearborn Truck (Zone 1) Accepted an opportunity at
Louisville Assembly (Zone 7)
o Employee may be eligible for future openings in Zone 1 via this Letter of Understanding
Example #2: Employee hired at Edison Assembly (Closed) Accepted an opportunity at
Dearborn Truck (Zone 1) Accepted an opportunity at Kentucky Truck (Zone 7)
o Employee may be eligible for future openings in Zone 1 via this Letter of Understanding.
Plant of hire is closed and no other locations remain in that zone. Zone 1 was the zone
of the job assignment immediately following plant closure.
Example #3: Employee hired at Atlanta Assembly (Closed) Accepted an opportunity at Ohio
Assembly (Zone 4)
o Plant of hire is closed and the only location remaining in the zone of hire is a HVC/PS&L
location. Employee is not eligible for a Return to Zone of Hire opportunity based on the
Warehouse Work Competitiveness Letter of Understanding which limits movement into
PS&L locations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This bulletin is intended to provide advanced notice and important details regarding the opportunity and
upcoming sign-up period. Interest forms will be available through the Labor Relations Office at your
work location when the sign up period begins on February 15.

UAW NJSOES Committee

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151 West
Jefferson Ave.
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P.O. Box 33009
Detroit, MI 48232
1899
(313) 392-7000

Ford World Headquarters

Employment Security Programs
Room 604
The American Road
Dearborn, MI 48121-1899

Ford World Headquarters

Sourcing Programs
Room 602
The American Road
Dearborn, MI 48121-

(313) 32-23770

(313) 32-20543