USW Members Reject Contract with BF Goodrich

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Steelworkers (USW) members have voted to reject a proposed three-year contract for 2,400 workers at two BF Goodrich facilities in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Fort Wayne, Ind.

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Negotiations will resume on August 14^th in Knoxville, Tenn., in an effort to reach agreement.

The USW represents 850,000 members in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It is the largest private-sector union in North America, representing workers in a range of industries including metals, mining, rubber, paper and forestry, oil refining, health care, security, hotels, and municipal governments and agencies.

CONTACT:Larry Jackson,
(256) 546-6960, ljackson@usw.org

SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)