BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing will lay off up to 40% of employees at its Opelika and Tuscaloosa plants in Alabama and Fort Wayne, Indiana, manufacturing plants, according to an agreement published on a union website.
A United Steel Workers Local 351 spokesman told local media the Tuscaloosa plant employed 1,282 and that the company would significantly scale back production over the eight weeks from 1 November.
BFGoodrich-Michelin spokeswoman Lynn Slovak said the layoffs would be temporary.
She said the layoffs were due to to the weakening global economy.
The agreement includes US$1,000 loans to affected workers.
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