Steelworkers announce preliminary agreement with Cooper

ERJ staff report (DS)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- The United Steelworkers (USW) said it has reached a tentative agreement with Cooper Tire and Rubber Company on behalf of the 1,051 members of USW Local 207L who have been locked-out since Nov. 28, 2011, at the company's Findlay, Ohio, tyre plant.

The union will be scheduling an informational  meeting  to discuss the deal before a ratification vote on Monday, February 27. The union said it would not publicly discuss the details of the agreement until the members of Local 207L have had a chance to review it.

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Press release from USW