Goodyear Amiens Nord Deal Ends Years of Tension
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Minister of Industrial Renewal Arnaud Montebourg have welcomed the end of the long-term standoff over Goodyear’s Amiens Nord factory. In a statement issued on Jan. 22, Montebourg expresses confidence that the signing of a deal between Goodyear management and representatives of the CGT (Confédération générale du travail or General
Growing Market: Tiremakers See Solid Ag Market for 2014
While there was a drought for much of North America in 2012, the agriculture industry bounced back in 2013. In fact, net farm incomes for the U.S. in 2013 are expected to reach record amounts. Projected net farm incomes are forecasted to be $131 billion, up 15.1% from 2012, according to the most recent report
French Workers Kidnap Goodyear Managers
Angry union workers at Goodyear’s tire plant in northern France kidnapped a pair of facility managers, holding them in a conference room while demanding greater severance pay from the tiremaker, which plans to shutter the rest of the facility sometime this year. The so-called “boss-napping” occurred shortly after a scheduled meeting between representatives of the
Goodyear Amiens Managers Freed After Cops Arrive
The two Goodyear managers held captive at a northern France plant have been freed following police intervention.
French Workers Protesting Again
One hopes Morry Taylor knows what he may be getting himself involved with. Goodyear’s Amiens Nord plant in France, scheduled to be closed and the subject of a potential acquisition by Titan International, is once again making the news – complete with photos of flaming tires. Workers protesting the final meeting in the consultation process
French Union Wants Sitdown with Taylor
According to Reuters, union leaders at a closed Goodyear plant in northern France have agreed to talks with Morry Taylor, Titan International chairman and CEO, who said earlier this year that the plant wasn’t worth saving. According to reports,Taylor is reconsidering his abandoned takeover bid for the plant, and the union wants give their demands
Will French Workers Actually Buy Closing Plant?
Recently the French government was told it can keep its "so-called workers" at Goodyear’s slated-for-closure Amiens Nord factory, but news out of France suggests those workers may be offered an opportunity to keep their jobs – independently of Titan International or anyone else. On Feb. 26, the CGT (General Confederation of Labor) union proposed forming
Did Taylor Tip His Hand on Retirement Plans?
In announcing its fiscal 2012 and fourth quarter financial results, Titan International chairman and CEO made some remarks regarding the status of the company’s ongoing negotiations with the USW. But in answering follow-up questions from financial analysts about the labor situation, Titan chairman and CEO Morry Taylor, 68, intimated that his retirement is not far
Update: Other Euro Production Impacted by Goodyear Move
Goodyear Dunlop has confirmed its Amiens Nord factory in France, which produces almost 60% of all agricultural tires manufactured within the EMEA region, will close.
Goodyear Out of EMEA Ag Biz, Closing French Plant
It’s official – the management of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s EMEA unit and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe confirmed there will be no last minute reprieve for Goodyear’s Amiens Nord factory in France. The plant is to be closed, and Goodyear will exit the agricultural tire business in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)