**Date:** 1/24/47
**Source:** AKRON, Ohio (AP)
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Rubber workers in Akron voted overwhelmingly Sunday to accept a three-year contract with the B.F. Goodrich Co.
A spokesman for Local 5, United Rubber Workers, said the standing vote was “about 3,000 for and 25 against.” Goodrich has 10,930 union members in nine locals and the Akron local has about 4,900 workers.
If other rubber workers at Goodrich plants follow the Akron settlement, it will be the second ratification among the industry’s big five companies.
General Tire & Rubber Co. employes here and in Waco, Tex., have ratified a similar contract. The union has reached a tentative agreement with the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
A spokesman for Firestone Local 7 in Akron said a vote will be taken by members tomorrow night. It appears each of the 11 Firestone locals will set its own date for a ratification vote.
Meanwhile, talks between the URW and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Uniroyal continue in Cincinnati. The two companies represent about 43,000 of the 71,000 URW members.