After 82 years of exploitation, workers on Firestone's rubber plantation in Liberia have finally signed a new collective bargaining agreement with company management.  It has been a long struggle for workers to achieve independent and democratically elected union leadership and for the first time, they have a contract which was bargained by a representative union.  This is a major step forward for workers who have been living and working in deplorable conditions for generations. 

While celebrating this important victory, we will be watching closely to ensure that Firestone follows through with their commitments and makes real improvements on their plantation.  Please stay engaged and alert as we enter a new phase of the Stop Firestone campaign.

Please send an e-mail to Firestone Natural Rubber Company CEO Dan Adomitis and Bridgestone Americas CEO Mark Emkes to let them know that you are happy to finally see that workers have a real contract, but that you are ready to take action in solidarity with the workers in Liberia if the company does not follow through with their commitments!

For more information about the abuses on the Firestone plantation and the long struggle of workers and their families as well as other ways to take action, please visit www.StopFirestone.org.