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Army may force goodyear workers to end strike Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-army-may-force-goodyear/story.aspx?guid=%7B18750CF1-6FDF-4725-B9B8-4BAD70685461%7D http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-army-may-force-goodyear/story.aspx?guid=%7B18750CF1-6FDF-4725-B9B8-4BAD70685461%7D US Army may force Goodyear workers to end strike Last Update: 3:44 PM ET Dec 15, 2006 The U.S. Army is considering taking measures to force striking workers to return to work at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) plant in Kansas in order to prevent a shortage of tires for military vehicles, the Financial Times reported on its Web site Friday. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the army is looking at a possible injunction under the Taft-Hartley Act to force the 200 Kansas workers to return to their jobs. He said the strike has cut output of Humvee tires by about 35% and that the army has already had to stop supplying tires to units not related to the Central Command, which covers Iraq and Afghanistan, the FT reported. "There's not a shortage right now but there possibly will be one in the future," the FT quoted an army spokeswoman as saying. However, Goodyear denied to the FT any such looming shortages of tires, saying that production at the Kansas plant, which makes the Humvee tires, "is near normal levels and will be back to 100% in the near future." About 15,000 workers have been on strike since Oct. 5, crippling 16 Goodyear plants in the U.S. and Canada. Major issues include the fate of health care for retirees and plant closures. Neither side has said when it will return to talks, which broke off again Nov. 17 after a four-day resumption. Newspaper Web site: http://www.ft.com

11 million americans hungry { October 2006 } Army may force goodyear workers to end strike Aug 2006 job numbers revised up { November 4 2006 } Contradictory employment numbers released { October 6 2006 } Dollar plunges to 15 year low { October 2006 } Dollar slides as US business slows { November 30 2006 } Economy in recession according to report { July 2006 } Ford buys out 75k jobs { August 2006 } Ford pays workers to quit { September 15 2006 } Gas prices down but core inflation up { September 2006 } Inflation highest jump in 30 years { November 2006 } Insider CEOs cashing stocks out { December 7 2006 } Labor debt revises job numbers suspiciously { October 7 2006 } Manufacturers cant find skilled american workers Manufacturing loses 39k jobs in august { November 4 2006 } Manufacturing shrinks for first time in 3 years { December 1 2006 } November ends with further dollar decline { October 2006 } Sharp slide in dollar during thanksgiving holiday { November 24 2006 } Stagflation and inflation at uncomfortable levels { September 28 2006 } Stocks tumble on fears of fed rate hikes { August 2006 } US trade deficit soars to record { November 2006 } Wholesale prices inflation surge in november { November 2006 } Files Listed: 22

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