Video Testimonials
See What Other Goodyear WorkersHave to Say About the USW Dave MaciubaLocal Union 135LBuffalo, New York View Video (high speed)View Video (dial up) Butch MitchellLocal Union 12LGadsden, Alabama View Video (high speed) View Video (dial up) Jim WansleyLocal Union 746LTyler, Texas View Video (high speed)View Video (dial up) Ed MooreLocal Union 746LTyler, ...... more

News From Lawton, OK
Welcome to the organizing information page for Goodyear employeesin Lawton, Oklahoma. Updates concerning the current USW organizing campaign and previously distributed newsletters will beposted on this page. * * * The Latest News * * * Steelworkers, Goodyear Resolve Dispute over Production of New Lines of Assurance Tires Steelworkers Demand Investigation ...... more

Goodyear Master Agreement
"The primary objective in the negotiations was to save our jobs and our plants, which are endangered by Goodyear's many mistakes, and to rein in runaway health care costs while still protecting active employees and retirees from the massive cost shifting that Goodyear management has been demanding. We believe that we have accomplished that in the Tentative ...... more

Securing Jobs, Saving Goodyear
New Contract Protects Retirees, Preserves Unionized North American Production The 2003 labor agreement covering some 16,000 workers and 20,000 retirees at Goodyear, including Kelly-Springfield and Dunlop Tire companies, comes on the heels of a staggering loss of $1.3 billion by the corporation over the past two years. While one plant in Huntsville, ...... more

About Unions
WHAT IS A UNION? A union is a group of people working together to improve their work lives through collective bargaining. WHO RUNS THE UNION? You do. The Union is a democracy at every level. You elect your negotiating committee and leadership for the local, district, and international union. Staff members work for you and provide you with expertise ...... more

About the USW
HOW MANY GOODYEAR EMPLOYEES ARE MEMBERS OF THE USW? An overwhelming majority of Goodyear workers in the U.S. and Canada, over 19,000 people, are members of the United Steelworkers (USW). By working together, Union members have long set the standards at Goodyear by negotiating improvements in their pay, retirement, insurance, and working conditions. ...... more

USW-Goodyear Neutrality Agreement
WHAT IS THE GOODYEAR-USW NEUTRALITY AGREEMENT? In 2003, Goodyear and the USW reached an agreement that states: "The Company and the Union have developed a constructive and harmonious relationship built on trust, integrity, and mutual respect." "The Company will not in any way, directly or indirectly, involve itself in any manner which involves the unionization ...... more

About Union Dues
HOW MUCH ARE DUES? Dues are 1.3% of your earnings ($600 pay per week x 1.3% = $7.80 per week), plus 2 cents per hour for the organizing fund. Maximum dues for any month is equal to 2.5 times average hourly earnings ($15/hr x 2.5 hours = $37 per month). People who are employed before a first contract is signed pay no initiation fee. A one-time initiation ...... more

About Your Legal Rights
The United States government, through the National Labor Relations Act, gives you the LEGAL RIGHT to: Help form or join a union; Bargain over wages, working conditions, and fringe benefits with your employer; Talk about the union at work as you would talk about any other subject; Distribute literature in non-work areas; Wear a union buttons and insignia ...... more