Labor

Locked-out Cooper Tire Workers Approve Ohio Deal

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:08:00 +0000

Union members at Cooper Tire in northwest Ohio have agreed on a five-year contract with the company that ends
a three-month lockout.

Multiple media outlets report that workers approved the contract last night by a vote of 627 to 321.

More than 1,000 workers at the plant in Findlay were locked out in November. They had rejected an earlier contract offer, saying they were upset over proposed pay cuts and increased health care costs.

Cooper Tire Workers Vote on Ohio Deal, Could End Lock-out

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:25:28 +0000

Union members at Cooper Tire in northwest Ohio are set to vote Monday on a tentative five-year agreement with the company that could end a months-long lockout.

Multiple media outlets have reported that newer hires would be compensated differently than veteran workers under the proposed agreement.

Schools in Ohio try to fill need for truck drivers

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:39:18 +0000

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A nationwide shortage of truck drivers has specialty schools in Ohio working to help trucking companies fill that need with newly-trained drivers.

Ohio reaches deadline to get $176M in incentives

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:04:03 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - It appears Ohio won't get $176 million in federal stimulus money to expand its unemployment benefits.

The federal government set aside $7 billion to give to states that expanded those benefits, and the deadline is Monday. Ohio's General Assembly would have to pass a law to make those changes, but no voting session was scheduled Monday.

A spokesman for Republican Gov. John Kasich says it's unwise to make changes that will cost the state in the long run in exchange for one-time money from the federal government.

Ohio weatherization jobs to be cut as funding ends

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:55:41 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Hundreds of home-weatherization jobs are expected to be lost in Ohio as federal stimulus money runs out for programs that help low-income and elderly Ohioans with home-energy improvements.

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies in Columbus told the state this week that agencies providing services for the Home Weatherization Assistance Program expect to lay off about 700 employees in the next six months.