On Thursday, the United Steelworkers union (USW) called on the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to reduce emissions of a carcinogen from its Niagara Falls chemical plant into an adjoining neighborhood.
“Up until this point, Goodyear has been willing to hide behind outdated federal regulations, but this is simply not good enough. Goodyear must reduce exposure to the lowest possible level – inside and outside the plant,” USW District 4 Director David Wasiura said in a statement.
Jim Briggs, the sub-district director for USW’s District Four Buffalo office and a retired Goodyear employee, told WBFO on Thursday the union wants Goodyear to install new pollution control technology immediately. The union currently represents about 40 plant employees…