BFNT, Steelworkers Re-Start Negotiations
Bridgestone Firestone North America and the United Steelworkers of America union have returned to the negotiating table after talks broke down 13 months ago according to a Modern Tire Dealer report. The negotiation collapsed when USWA officials walked out in response to a BFNA proposal.
Workers at five BFNT plants are still working under a day-to-day contract that can be canceled by either party at five days notice. Factories that would be covered under a new contract include plants in Iowa, Tennessee, Oklahoma and a racing tyre plant in Akron, Ohio.