This was before their current contract ended. The proposed contract was written to keep the bearing plants open by the entire union making concessions, especially in health care. The contract was voted down.
In my opinion the bearing plants were never intended to be shut down. Their proposed closing was to get those concessions. Now the threat of layoffs is there again - right before they go back to the bargaining table. The key here is that Timken is making record profits. They can easily afford to pay their workers. The union voted down the last contract. I think they will vote down the next one if the company keeps up these stunts.
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