8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 28, 2011

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-04329	344297750
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio	45840
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (419) 423-1321

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 – Other Events

On November 28, 2011, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a labor action at its Findlay, Ohio manufacturing facility.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company on November 28, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
By:	/s/ Jack Jay McCracken
	Name:  Jack Jay McCracken
	Title:    Assistant Secretary

Date:  November 28, 2011

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company on November 28, 2011

EX-99.1

CONTACT:	Michelle Zeisloft	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Cooper Tire	November 28, 2011
	(419) 423-1321
	mrzeisloft@coopertire.com

Cooper Tire announces labor action at its Findlay Plant

FINDLAY, OHIO, NOVEMBER 28, 2011 –COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NYSE: CTB) announced that, following repeated attempts to extend its recently expired contract or reach agreement on a new long-term contract withUnited Steelworkers  Local 207L (USW), the Company has communicated an immediate lockout of its Findlay plant unionized workforce to the USW.

At the onset and throughout negotiations which began nearly three months ago, Cooper made it clear to the USW that a competitive, cost-effective and timely agreement needed to be reached to avoid a risk to Cooper and its customers of simultaneous work stoppages in Findlay and Cooper's Texarkana, Arkansas manufacturing facility.  The Company advanced several options to avoid the contract overlap that is looming, including a last, best, and final proposal for a new long-term contract and an offer to extend the recently expired contract for an additional year with no change in terms.  The USW was unwilling to extend the contract more than 30 days, which would have placed the labor agreements at two of Cooper's major U.S. facilities even closer together.

Cooper plans to continue manufacturing operations at the Findlay facility with a temporary workforce during the lockout.  While certain production adjustments may be necessary in the short-term, Cooper will continue to supply its customers with the quality products they have come to expect.  Cooper is committed to making every effort to support its customers during this labor action.

Cooper is also committed to reaching an agreement with the USW that recognizes the realities of the tire industry while providing a competitive wage and benefit package for its employees.  Dates for future negotiations are currently being finalized.

About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (Cooper) is the parent company of a global family of companies that specialize in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sales of passenger car and light truck tires. Cooper has joint ventures, affiliates and subsidiaries that also specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper's headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies, located in 10 countries around the world. For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com, www.facebook.com/coopertire, www.twitter.com/coopertire.

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