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Cooper Continues to Add Tupelo Jobs

Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has added some 70 workers to its Tupelo, Miss. Plant since the company’s restructuring led to the closing of its Albany, Ga. plant. Cooper Tire officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking earlier this week for a 32,000-square-foot expansion for the Tupelo plant. Pat Jodon, the plant’s manager, said the $7 million

More News & Views on China Tire Tariff Tiff

The avalanche of news stories, commentary and analysis continues in the wake of the Obama Administration’s imposition of a three-year tiered added tariff on imported China-made passenger tires. Here is a sampling of the most relevant items from the past day: China and U.S. Rule Out ‘Trade War’China View – China and the United States

President Sides With USW, Sets New China Duties

The Obama Administration came down strongly on the side of labor yesterday when it agreed to place heavy additional duties on passenger tires imported from China. Late Friday, the White House placed a three-year additional tariff on China-made tires, starting at 35%, and then scaling down to 30% the second year and 25% in the

USW, Goodyear Contract will Protect Jobs, Wage Increases

The new tentative agreement between Goodyear and the United Steelworkers includes cost-of-living raises and pension increases, as well as minimum staffing levels at six of seven U.S. plants. The 10,300 USW members who work for the Akron-based tiremaker got a first look this week at terms of the four-year deal that negotiators reached Aug. 29.

On the Roll With a New Idea

(Boston Globe) At 8:45 on a Wednesday morning, a white box truck pulls up to a small house on a leafy West Newton street.

New 9-way Slide Hammer Puller Set From OTC

OTC, an SPX brand, introduced its Stinger 4579 9-way slide hammer puller set, a five pound polished chrome hammer equipped with a variety of attachments to handle a wide range of pulling situations, all packaged in one compact, blow-molded case. Internal and external pulling jaws provide even more versatility for bearings, gears and oil seals,

Chinese Tire Ban Won’t Save Jobs

(Detroit News) [This commentary is by Ross Kogel Jr., president of Tire Wholesalers Co. Inc. in Troy, Mich., and appeared in the Detroit News] The U.S. International Trade Commission, at the behest of the United Steelworkers union, has proposed a tariff on Chinese-made tires imported into the United States in an effort to limit the imports and save American jobs.

PCL Inroduces New Impact Wrench

PCL said its Prestige APP201 half-inch impact wrench provides low vibration, low noise, an ergonomic grip and higher performance. The new impact wrench is manufactured from magnesium and other composite materials for a high quality, lightweight finish and is designed to help the user perform jobs more efficiently and with greater comfort, said PCL. pclairtechnology.com/products?productid=186

Goodyear Dunlop’s Hanau Plant to Cut 140 Jobs by 2010

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany GmbH is to cut 140 of the 1340 tyre production jobs at its Hanau production facility, according to local news reports.

Carlisle Closing Plant, Opening New One

Carlisle Tire & Wheel is closing its hometown Carlisle, Pa., plant and consolidating that production with that of other facilities into a new plant in Jackson, Tenn.