Goodyear to cut 850 jobs in Danville
About 850 jobs will be cut by the end of the year at Goodyear‘s tire manufacturing facility in Danville, according to a document the tiremaker posted Tuesday. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., which is headquartered in Ohio, reached an agreement on Jan. 30 with the United Steelworkers union “to reduce the company’s production capacity […]
Newport News Shipbuilding, steelworkers union ratify new labor contract
Members of United Steelworkers on Tuesday ratified a new, five-year labor contract with Newport News Shipbuilding. United Steelworkers Local 8888 represents more than 10,000 shipbuilders at the Newport News shipyard, the country’s only manufacturer of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Terms of the new contract will remain in place until Feb. 7, 2027, and include wage increases, […]