NLRB certifies USW as bargaining unit for Kumho Tire plant in Georgia
NLRB certifies USW as bargaining unit for Kumho Tire plant in Georgia Kumho’s tire plant in Macon, Ga., opened in 2016. MACON, Ga.–Allegations of violence and race-baiting are being turned aside by the federal government in a ruling certifying United Steelworkers to represent workers at Kumho Tire USA Inc.'s tire manufacturing plant in Georgia. This is the latest in a string of labor developments that have involved the plant since 2017, the year after the facility opened in Macon. A Jan. 20 ruling by Lisa Y. Henderson, acting director for Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board in...