Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. Instead, for the last year, Rouse has been looking for work. He could be bitter about the tire company strike, now in its fourth day. But he supports the workers' right to walk out. I can understand their plight in getting the maximum out of their jobs. Kelly-Springfield jobs are some of the most coveted in the region.
Jobs are precious.
More than 5,000 people have applied in recent weeks to work at the new Wal-Mart distribution center that will open this year in Cumberland County, Van Sickle said. That's how they support their families, with that overtime. Some working people are behind the strikers, too. Diane Wilson, who works at The Pierced Ear in Cross Creek Mall, said she does not resent the strikers' high salaries. Still, strikers will have a tough time selling a hard-luck story to many area residents.