**Date:** 6-12-67 **Source:** Wall Street Journal — AKRON—After a week of marked progress in negotiations, the United Rubber Workers union and five major rubber companies will re-open bargaining sessions at 10 a.m. today with some expectation of reaching a single-package settlement covering wages, pensions and wel- fare benefits before another week passes. A settlement would … Read more
**Date:** 6-7-67 **Source:** Wall Street Journal — By a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter AKRON – A single-package wage, pension and welfare proposal estimated to cost more than 60 cents an hours over three years was received by the United Rubber Workers Union from the five major rubber companies. The contract proposal, calling for pay … Read more
**Date:** 4/11/67 **Source:** Wall Street Journal — The rubber industry’s five top tire producers disclosed they have joined in a mutual assistance agreement whereby any of them hit by a labor work stoppage will receive “substantial” financial assistance from the others. The companies are Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Uniroyal … Read more
**Date:** 4/11/67 **Source:** Wall Street Journal — AKRON — Peter Bommarito, international president of the United Rubber Workers Union, said disclosure this week by the five major rubber companies of a mutual assistance to share costs if any of them is struck creates a ‘doubt about their good faith.’ Four of the concerns, Goodyear Tire … Read more
**Date:** 5-6-64 **Source:** Wall Street Journal — Contract negotiations between the United Rubber Workers Union and five other companies may take a long step toward a settlement this week as a single package with wages and other benefits. This would be a departure from previous industry policy of keeping the usual two-year master wage contracts … Read more
