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Have you bought any Goodyear tyres lately? If so, you might want to check out where and when they were made. Goodyear workers on strike in America have just released this TV ad to warn car owners of what the union believes is the risk of buying tyres made by replacement workers - what the striking miners of the 1970s would have called ’scabs’.
Regardless of the merit of the workers’ grievences, the closing footage of the ad brings home with chilling effect the perils of a faulty tyre - and is a long way removed from the mild inconvenience of a puncture. Given that police seem intent on using motorists as a soft target, perhaps they should do something useful for a change and concentrate on random tyre checks, not with the purpose of gaining convictions but as a public service; after all, when was the last time you gave your tyres a thorough check?
Goodyear is one of the candidates in the Jobs with Justice “Grinch of the Year” contest to determine the national figure who has done the most harm to working families this year. You can cast your vote at http://www.jwj.org/grinch.html Please spread the word!
Jobs with Justice | 08 Dec 06 - 21:32