The Cooper Tire Lockout
Lessons of the Cooper Tire struggle
By Andre Damon, March 2, 2012
On Monday, the more than 1000 locked-out workers at Cooper Tire in Findlay, Ohio voted to accept the company’s demands for wage cuts, ending a three-month-long lockout.
Amidst widespread discontent, Cooper Tire workers vote for concessions contract
By our reporter, February 28, 2012
The vote on the contract Monday expressed a lack of confidence in the United Steel Workers, which told workers that they had no choice but to sign the contract.
Union pushes concessions contract at Cooper Tire
By Andre Damon, February 27, 2012
The United Steel Workers union has agreed to nearly all of the company's demands in a tentative contract agreement presented to locked-out Cooper Tire workers in Findlay, Ohio on Saturday.
Union announces tentative settlement in Cooper Tire lockout
By Shannon Jones, February 25, 2012
The announcement of a tentative settlement comes two weeks after a union meeting at which United Steelworkers officials indicated Cooper workers might not get everything they were seeking and would have to make “tough decisions.”
SEP presidential candidate gives press conference, speaks to workers in Findlay, Ohio
By James Brewer, February 16, 2012
SEP presidential candidate Jerry White received a warm response from locked-out Cooper Tire workers in Findlay, Ohio. He held a noon press conference on the picket line Wednesday that was attended by the local media.
Union officials prepare ground for sellout of locked-out Cooper Tire workers
By James Brewer, February 14, 2012
Hundreds of Cooper Tire workers attended a local union meeting in Findlay, Ohio Saturday as the lockout of 1,050 workers entered its twelfth week.
Kucinich pushes anti-Chinese chauvinism in visit to Cooper Tire lockout
By Jerry White, February 7, 2012
The United Steelworkers (USW) invited US Congressman Dennis Kucinich to Findlay, Ohio, providing the long-time Democratic Party politician with a platform to posture as a friend of the locked out Cooper Tire workers.
Locked-out Ohio workers defy Cooper Tire as negotiations resume
By Jerry White, James Brewer, February 3, 2012
After waiting for the United Steelworkers to prevent a strike in Arkansas, management is preparing to resume negotiations with the USW to end to the two-month lockout in Ohio.
Arkansas Cooper Tire local ratifies contract
By James Brewer, January 28, 2012
With the help of the United Steelworkers union, Cooper Tire managed to defuse rank-and-file opposition to concessions in Texarkana, Arkansas and push through a sellout contract.
Cooper Tire workers in UK express solidarity with Ohio struggle
By Richard Duckworth, January 28, 2012
The WSWS spoke to workers at Cooper Tire’s European HQ at Melksham, Wiltshire, UK on the lockout of their colleagues at the Cooper Tire plant in Ohio.
The Cooper Tire lockout and the lowering of US wages
By Jerry White, January 27, 2012
On the picket lines in Findlay, Ohio, important political questions are emerging as Cooper Tire workers grapple with the issues posed by their nearly two-month struggle.
Unions isolate Cooper Tire workers in Ohio
By Lawrence Porter, January 25, 2012
The struggle by Cooper Tire workers in Findlay, Ohio is being deliberately isolated by the United Steelworkers union.
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