Executive Council Statement
Condemning Goodyear for Abandoning America's Workers, Retirees and Communities
… bargaining agreement with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 2003, in which they made significant sacrifices to bring the company back from the brink of bankruptcy; and, WHEREAS these sacrifices included closure of the Huntsville, Alabama, plant; wage and benefit reductions; massive changes to improve productivity and efficiency; as well as increased retiree contributions to health care benefits; and, WHEREAS these sacrifices have restored Goodyear’s profitability to $228 million after taxes …