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Outsourcing Is Giant Gorilla Behind Goodyear Strike
Striking Goodyear Workers, Labor-Community Supporters Hold National Day of Action In More Than 100 Cities Across North America, Saturday, Dec. 16
Thousands To Call Upon Goodyear to Halt the Assault on the Middle Class And Stand Up For America
Media Advisory December 13, 2006
Washington, DC -- Striking Goodyear employees and labor and community supporters will gather in more than 100 cities across North America on Saturday, December 16 to hold demonstrations protesting Goodyear’s assault on the living standards of its workers and abandonment of its retirees.
Some 15,000 experienced Goodyear workers at 15 factories were forced out on strike Oct. 5 due to the company’s demands to gut their healthcare, close factories and increase tires being imported from China and other low-wage countries. The company also is threatening to walk away from its health care obligations to some 30,000 retirees, offering a one-time fund that is a fraction of the company’s current retiree health care liability.
“Like many other multinational corporations, Goodyear is walking away from its American workforce, closing plants and trying to slash health care and retirement security obligations,” said |
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