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 AKRON, Ohio (AP) - The contract has been approved, the picket lines and fire barrels taken down, but some hard feelings remain among Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. workers who will return to work Tuesday after a three-month strike that at times got ugly.
"Personally, I feel there's going to be a hard line drawn between management and associates," said Dan Levin, 43, who has worked at the Sun Prairie, Wis., plant for 12 years. "Talk to me about my line. Talk to me about my work. Small talk? Forget about it. There's going to be a division, like the China wall."
Workers at 12 plants in 10 states ended their strike Friday by approving a three-year agreement covering 14,000 employees that includes plans to close a Texas tire factory and creates a $1 billion health care fund for retirees. The contract was approved by all 12 locals and by the overall membership by a two-to-one margin.
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