美国钢铁工人联合会(USW)橡塑制品行业委员会与三大轮胎制造商的主合同将在2009年7月到期。按惯例该委员会将在每3年一次的轮胎行业谈判开始之前举行会议,确定谈判的目标。由于金融危机对北美轮胎行业造成巨大影响,2009年USW将谈判的期望主动降低,主要目标并非是提高待遇而是维 The main contract with the three major tire manufacturers of the USW Steel and Rubber Industries Committee will expire in July 2009. Traditionally, the committee will hold a meeting every three years prior to the start of the tire industry negotiations to set the bargain. Due to the tremendous impact of the financial crisis on the North American tire industry, USW proactively lowered the expectation of negotiations in 2009 with the main objective of not increasing treatment but maintaining