Talks between Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., America’s largest tire company and the third-largest in the world, and the Steelworkers union will continue, according to the union, as both parties try to find middle ground before 10,300 workers’ contracts expire. Negotiations have been underway since June and the deadline for the expiration of the contracts has been extended twice now.
 
According to the union, workers have been ready to strike if Goodyear decides not to meet their demands, the most important of which include various stipulations concerning job security, manufacturing plant stability, and health care benefits. Both parties, though, have expressed …read more

The Communication Workers of America, a labor union to which more than 32,000 disgruntled AT&T workers belong, has organized a strike to protest AT&T’s proposed changes to their contracts. Negotiations began on July 20 between AT&T representatives and CWA, but several key members of the CWA have stated that if the two parties do not reach an agreement soon, widespread striking will occur.
 
Among the strikers’ most pressing concerns are outsourcing, which has claimed a total of 22,000 jobs by giving them to foreigners, salaries, healthcare, and retirement benefits, all of which may be affected when AT&T drafts the new contract. …read more

Many workers over the country have expressed their dissatisfaction with their employer’s terms through striking at one point or another, and now, a labor union for Matson Navigation Co. can add their name to the list. Matson is Hawaii’s biggest shipping company and the American Radio Association, the union representing radio officers on Matson ships, has called a strike.
 
Although the union has only called for a limited strike in Seattle, the proceedings have already taken their toll on Matson’s business. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which is involved with the American Radio Association, has workers that are in charge …read more