'War of '94' Bitter strikes set stage for United Rubber Workers merger with USW

摘要

AKRON—Stan Johnson is one of the top three officers within the United Steelworkers (USW) union, but he wasn't a fan of the former United Rubber Workers (URW) joining with the USW in 1995. In fact, as a member of the URW's executive board, he vocally opposed uniting the unions at the URW's special convention to vote on the merger—a move he now admits was a mistake.