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June 01, 2005 12:00 AM

USW, BFS work through weekend, continue contract talks

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    St. Louis--Negotiators for the United Steelworkers and tyre maker Bridgestone/Firestone continued to bargain toward a new contract through Memorial Day weekend despite a May 28 deadline set by the union the previous week.

    The fact that the two sides spent the holiday weekend in negotiations was a good indication that some progress was being made, a USW spokesman said. Talks continued into the afternoon of May 31, he said.

    The union hasn't said how long its bargaining team intends to stay at the table without an agreement. When it set the May 28 negotiating deadline, it targeted mid-July as a time to strike if no positive movement was made toward a settlement.

    About 6000 unionised employees at eight US BFS tyre and rubber plants have been working on contract extension since the previous three-year contract with the company expired in April 2003.

    Some of the main unresolved issues include job security and North American plant investment, import restrictions and neutrality.


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