By Jesse Russell

Ford autoworkers in St. Paul, Minnesota could be looking at layoffs as sales of the Ford Ranger slide. The St. Paul plant dodged a bullet in January when they weren't on the list of planned closings. However, a recent United Auto Workers newsletter article suggests a possible 150 to 400 of the more than 1700 employees could be let go as soon as July. Jim Eagle, chairman of the Twin Cities local says in the article that a work slowdown would be preferred over losing a shift at the plant.