USW Slams Sumitomo Decision to Close Tonawanda Plant
The United Steelworkers (USW) union today condemned Sumitomo Tire’s decision to shutter its Tonawanda, N.Y., facility, costing 1,200 USW members their jobs.
Rubber (Tires, etc.)
The USW represents tens of thousands of union members who work in the rubber and plastics industry. They make vehicle tires and inner tubes, hoses and belts, gaskets, packing and sealing devices, containers and other consumer and commercial products. They work for companies like Goodyear, BF Goodrich, Cooper, Bridgestone, 3M, Titan, Poly-Seal and Uniroyal.