This is very smart management strategy. It lowers the workforce by attrition as opposed to the meat ax approach. Ford is one of the few businesses who refused bailout $$. Buy Ford !
M.Y....
The Union didn't want to play ball and their behavior had consequences.
It maybe $h!tty on Ford's part, but they did this right before X-Mas, Psych-Ops IMHO.....
Also they did it before the NAIAS in January, to send a message as well.