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U.S. Dismisses Lawsuit Over French Worker Pay at Goodyear Plant
A U.S. judge has rejected an effort by workers at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Amiens, France, to boost their pay.
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A U.S. judge has rejected an effort by workers at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Amiens, France, to boost their pay.
The $4 million (€3 million) lawsuit was filed in Ohio last April. It claimed Goodyear illegally interfered with the factory's labor agreement and reduced production in violation of a 2009 French court injunction.
But the U.S. judge said nothing in the complaint identifies a provision in the agreement that was breached. She notes that the pact does not guarantee production levels, prohibit Goodyear from reducing output or prevent the company from shuttering the plant entirely.
Goodyear has been trying to close the Amiens plant for a year. The U.S. lawsuit was backed by the militant CGT union, which briefly held two Goodyear executives hostage earlier this month in a bid to win larger severance packages for workers.
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