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Goodyear Sued For Decision to Close Plant in France


Goodyear’s French workers sued the company, claiming it has violated laws of both France and the US when implementing the plan to close the Amiens plant. On April 9th, the Central Works Council, representing the employees, filed a complaint in state court in Akron, Ohio, asking for damages worth $4 million and class-action status for the case. The workers claim that ...
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Goodyear Workers Violently Protested in Front of the Company’s Headquarters
Yesterday, March 7th, Goodyear’s employees in France clashed with police after they begun burning tires in front of the company’s headquarters, a last attempt to save their jobs. It’s been five ...
Goodyear Falls 0.4% as it Lowers the Profit Forecast
Goodyear fell 0.4% after the company announced that operating income in 2013 will be lower than previously predicted. The largest US tiremaker dropped 0.4% to $13.86 at the close in New ...
Goodyear Closes French Plant
Goodyear announced it will close its main plant in France and cut the work force in the country by 39%, due to labor disputes and sluggish demand in Europe. Goodyear announced ...
Report: Goodyear to close plant in northern France
Tyre maker Goodyear is preparing to shut down a French plant that employs 1,250 workers near the northern city of Amiens. According to a French government official quoted by French newspaper ...
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Goodyear Plans to Begin Production of Tires Made of Soybean Oil
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Goodyear takes full control of its Nippon Giant Tire in Japan
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Today, April 12th, Bridgestone Americas Inc. held an opening ceremony for its $100 million state-of-the-art Americas Technical Center in Akron, Ohio. “While we are proud of our past and the history ...

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