“Tentative Agreement” Reached Between Goodyear And Unions

The long-running saga of discussions between Goodyear and the United Steel Workers of America took another turn when it was announced that the two sides had reached “a tentative agreement” on a new, three-year labour contract. The next step is for USWA’s 19,000 workers to vote to approve the deal. No details were given, but one unconfirmed press report said that the factory at Huntsville, Alabama, which produces Dunlop tyres, would close as part of the agreement, resulting in the loss of 1,000 jobs.