Goodyear recruits laid-off tire makers News 14 Charlotte
CHARLOTTE -- In July, nearly 500 local Continental Tire workers were laid off because the company decided to shut down its Charlotte plant. Since that time, many of those same workers still have not been able to find another job.
Goodyear workers seek global support AP via Yahoo! News
Birgit Birgersson-Brorsson, a union officer for IF Metall in Sweden, spent an afternoon recently with strikers on a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. picket line. Wood scraps burning in a barrel helped keep them warm.
Retreaded Tires - They're Not What You Might Think Evening Times
(ARA) - No doubt you've noticed large chunks of rubber, commonly called tire debris or road alligators, alongside the roadways. The prevailing perception is that this tire debris is due to retreaded tires failing. This is not factual, but rather, a long-standing misconception.
UNION OFFICIAL: STRIKE PLAN IS WORKING Tyler Morning Telegraph
United Steelworkers' solidarity in facing the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is working, despite the fact that Goodyear has hired temporary workers and some hourly workers have crossed the picket lines of a strike that began Oct. 5, USW officials told Goodyear Tyler plant workers Sunday.
Goodyear Workers Seek Global Support AP via Yahoo! Asia News
Birgit Birgersson-Brorsson, a union officer for IF Metall in Sweden, spent an afternoon recently with strikers on a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. picket line.
Goodyear labor union strike continues, talks ineffective BG News
By M.R. Kropko The Associated Press CLEVELAND - Birgit Birgersson-Brorsson, a union officer for IF Metall in Sweden, spent an afternoon recently with strikers on a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. picket line. Wood scraps burning in a barrel helped keep them warm.
Freightliner Offers Factory-Installed Rack and Pinion Steering on Class 8 Trucks TruckingInfo.com
12/11/2006 Freightliner Trucks is the first heavy-duty truck manufacturer to offer rack and pinion steering, a component that until now has been used only in automobiles and light trucks.
2 dead after dispute at Metro tire facility Houston Chronicle
A tire maintenance worker at Metro's Hiram Clarke facility was shot 18 times and killed by a friend and fellow worker after the two feuded for days over a woman, the men's supervisor said.
Goodyear workers seek global support FinanzNachrichten
CLEVELAND (AFX) - Birgit Birgersson-Brorsson, a union officer for IF Metall in Sweden, spent an afternoon recently with strikers on a Goodyear Tire&Rubber Co. (
A FAMILY’S TRAGEDY / Fumbles, missteps hindered search / Father hiked 16 miles in effort to save family San Francisco Chronicle
For four days, as the snowbound Kim family's food supplies dwindled and they used up their gas running their stranded car's heater, no one even knew they were missing. It was two more days before rescuers narrowed the search to roads leading across
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