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| | Union Showdown At Goodyear - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | On Thursday, the union struck at 12 Goodyear plants in 10 states and three in Canada after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract that would have included plant closings. |
 | | The union struck tire plants in Akron, Ohio; Buffalo, N.Y.; Danville, Va.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Gadsden, Ala.; Topeka, Kan.; Tyler, Tex. and Union City, Tenn.; engineered product plants in Lincoln, Neb.; Marysville, Ohio; St. Marys Ohio and Sun Prairie, Wis. |
 | | In August, the United Steelworkers Union agreed to a three-year deal with Michelin's BFGoodrich unit that calls for a 20% cut in wages with a pledge by the company to invest $100 million in U.S. plants by 2009. |
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