Goodyear Union City Plant~Curt Andersson NAT President Visit !

Andersson Visit to Union City An Important One !

by Don Jones, Goodyear Union City~Retired !

On Tuesday May 18, 2010 Curt Andersson, President Goodyear North American Tire, visited Union City`s massive plant for the first time. The following is a direct quote from him !

“I enjoyed my first visit to Union City. The Union City team was engaged and there was a good focus on our customers. Although Union City’s costs and safety are improving, the plant must continue working hard in both of these areas. I look forward to seeing more innovations with in-house resources and continued improvement in cost and safety. All and all, my visit was a good one and I’d like to thank Terry and his team for hosting us.”

Curt Andersson
NAT President

It sounds like Terry Tennyson, new plant manager and his team have Goodyear Union City going in the right direction. I`m in hopes this is true and Union City finally has turned the corner and things are improving for Union City ? I remember when we built 55,000 tires a day...everyday ! This can happen again, only if all party`s work together to save Union City ! This writer would like to see a task force committee, consisting of old and new management, union leadership old and new, government officials local and state, meet for one purpose and one purpose only. " SAVE Goodyear Union City Plant"! The pieces that are necessary, seem to be in place at last ? Two of the most important pieces are Terry Tennyson and Rick Waggner Having said that, This must be a grassroots effort of all concerned.