USW Ratifies Four-Year Contract with Goodyear

Goodyear said the new master contract and recently completed local agreements build on significant changes made in the 2003 and 2006 agreements and address the core issues of productivity, compensation costs and flexibility impacting the competitiveness of the company's North American Tire business.

AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced that a new, four-year master labor contract was ratified by members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union on Saturday.

"This agreement reflects the commitment of Goodyear and the USW to continue to work together to achieve our common goal of world-class competitiveness," said Richard Kramer, Goodyear’s chief operating officer and president, North American Tire.

Kramer said the new master contract and recently completed local agreements build on significant changes made in the 2003 and 2006 agreements and address the core issues of productivity, compensation costs and flexibility impacting the competitiveness of the company’s North American Tire business.

The seven plants covered by the master agreement are in: Akron, Ohio; Buffalo, N.Y.; Danville, Va.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Gadsden, Ala.; Topeka, Kan.; and Union City, Tenn. It covers approximately 10,300 associates.