Our sources say that talk of an impending strike is growing at Danville’s Goodyear plant. Goodyear is currently in contract negotiations with the USW and the deadline’s been extended two times already. <\/p>\n
As the deadline of 11:59 PM, August 29 approaches, both parties continue to work to reach a new labor agreement that is fair and equitable to those involved. Although progress has been slow, some movement has been made toward reaching a resolution to the current talks. Large issues concerning wages and benefits for all of our members remain obstacles to a new contract at this time.<\/p>\n
Over the next few days your Policy Committee will be working around the clock to reach an agreement prior to the deadline of August 29. The Policy Committee believes that both parties are interested in culminating these negotiations at or before the deadline. If these issues cannot be resolved in a reasonable fashion before the deadline the membership should be prepared for the possibility of a labor dispute. Though a strike remains a possibility, the Committee remains focused on obtaining an agreement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So what does this mean? It’s “tough guy” posturing by the USW leadership but they know that they don’t have a winning hand at this showdown. They give themselves an out in this press release by saying that they “remain(s) focused on obtaining an agreement.” With the economy’s current state and Goodyear’s precarious financial situation, a strike would be devastating to the entire union membership.<\/p>\n
The union members can act tough all that they want, but the leadership knows that they’re pretty much going to have to take whatever Goodyear offers them in order to stay alive. Remember, this is the same union leadership that agreed on a plant closing and job cuts that wiped out around 20% of the Danville plant’s workforce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(Originally Published on: Aug 28, 2009 @ 11:23)<\/p>\n
UPDATE: I CALLED IT! <\/p>\n
Just what the local economy needs… sheesh. I don’t think it will happen.<\/p>\n
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