Warren County workers ratify contract

July 25, 2005

Steelworkers at Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC's (BFNT) Warren County, Tenn., plant have ratified their new labor agreement with the company.

Seventy-six-percent of workers voted to accept the agreement.

Union members at the plant had previously rejected the tentative agreement and set a strike date of July 22.

However, last week, they withdrew their strike notification and announced a re-vote, which concluded today.

New labor deals are now in place at eight BFNT plants throughout the U.S. They are set to expire next July.