Bridgestone/Firestone Workers OK Contract

A contract covering 7,200 workers at seven Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. plants in the U.S. went into effect after workers at an Indiana plant voted overwhelmingly for the three-year deal with the embattled tire maker. Workers at the plant in Noblesville, Ind., were the last to vote on the contract with Nashville-based Firestone, which is facing intense public scrutiny over a massive tire recall. Workers at a plant in Russellville, Ark., were the only ones to reject the proposal, but will be covered under the pact now that it has been ratified.