Steelworkers Reject Goodyear Proposals

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) has rejected a proposal from Goodyear Tire & Rubber that reportedly asks for wage, pension and health benefit concessions. “Goodyear put what we consider a fair, good faith offer on the table for consideration by the Steelworkers,” says Chuck Sinclair, Goodyear’s vice president of public relations for North America. “This formal offer is the next logical step in the negotiation process that has continued for two months.