8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): December 11, 2008

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-04329	344297750
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. 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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 11, 2008, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), announced it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Steelworkers of America Local 752L. A copy of the news release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 News release dated December 11, 2008.

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
December 11, 2008	By:	/s/Jack Jay McCracken
		Name: Jack Jay McCracken
		Title: Assistant Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release dated December 11, 2008

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Company Contact:	Patricia J. Brown	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (419) 424-4370 pjbrown@coopertire.com	Dec. 11 2008

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Announces Tentative Agreement with Texarkana Local 752L

Findlay, Ohio, Dec. 11, 2008 — Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB) today announced that a new tentative agreement has been reached between Cooper Tire and the United Steelworkers of America Local 752L, representing workers at the Texarkana, Ark. facility.

Commenting on the tentative agreement, John Bodart, Acting Vice President North American Tire Operations, said, “We were pleased at the cooperation with our union leadership in coming to the table early to help put Cooper Tire in a more competitive position. This new contract will be factored into the network capacity analysis now being done for all of our manufacturing plants in North America.”

United Steel Workers Local 752L are currently working under an agreement which would not have expired until 2010.

David Boone, local 752L, President, was also satisfied that a tentative agreement could be reached, “We stepped up to demonstrate that Texarkana fully understands the challenging situation that Cooper Tire is in and to show that we have the ability to make changes necessary to make sure that our plant is as competitive as possible when all of the plants are evaluated.”

An informational meeting for members will take place Dec. 12 at the Four States Fairgrounds with a vote taken at the Union Hall on Dec. 13.

About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car, light truck, medium truck tires and subsidiaries that specialize in motorcycle and racing tires. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies located in 10 countries around the world. For more information, visit Cooper Tire’s web site at: www.coopertire.com.