As Strike Approaches Four Months, Unions Turn Up Pressure on Fire Truck Manufacturer

DUBLIN, Ohio , Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) are calling on local governments and fire divisions across the United States and Canada to boycott the Dublin, Ohio -based Sutphen Corporation for refusing to offer workers a fair contract. Production workers represented by Teamsters Local 284 have been on an unfair labor practice strike since May 28 due to the company's refusal to bargain in good faith over a new contract for those who manufacture fire trucks and fire safety equipment.

"After it hired union busters to negotiate a new labor contract, Sutphen Corporation became a repeat offender of our nation's

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