Talking again – Cooper, USW restart Findlay discussions

It’s been a good six or seven weeks since the Findlay talks between Cooper Tire & Rubber and the United Steelworkers union broke down, and no positive news has been heard on the subject since the start of the year. Now it seems the two parties are finally working again towards an amicable solution. Local news source WTOL reports that Cooper Tire management met with union leaders on 6 February; discussions between the tyre maker and the union are said to have lasted some six and a half hours, and meetings are scheduled to resume this morning.

Cooper Tire spokeswoman Michelle Zeisloft stated she did not have an update on the latest negotiations, but commented it is good that both sides are talking. Union leaders have also as yet not commented on any progress made. 

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