Goodyear, Steelworkers extend contract 2nd time
Goodyear and Steelworkers extend contract until Aug. 29
For the second time, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the United Steelworkers of America have extended their national contract, this time until Aug. 29.
The three-year contract covering about 10,300 Steelworkers at seven Goodyear plants in the U.S. had been scheduled to expire July 18. It was first extended for four weeks until Saturday.
The contract talks cover workers in Akron; Buffalo, N.Y.; Danville, Va.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Gadsden, Ala.; Topeka, Kan., and Union City, Tenn.
Contract talks began in June in Cincinnati and continue.
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