Union workers strike at Sutphen, major Columbus-area firetruck supplier
Source: Columbus Dispatch
Jordan Laird 3:56 PM ET
Union workers at the Sutphen Corp., a Dublin-based firetruck manufacturer that supplies most of Columbus' trucks, have gone on strike.
The approximately 85 workers at the company represented by the Teamsters have been working without a contract since Oct. 12, 2024 and announced on May 28 that they are striking.
Columbus City Council members have been pressuring Sutphen to go back to the table with the Teamsters and negotiate in good faith.
A few weeks ago, on May 13, the council considered a ladder truck purchase from Sutphen and Mark Vandak, president of Teamsters Local 284, warned the council that labor negotiations were going poorly. Vandak said then that a strike was possible, which could delay delivery of any truck the city buys.
Read more: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2025/05/28/firetruck-supplier-sutphen-union-workers-columbus-ohio-strike/83900349007/