PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late
Tuesday evening, the United Steelworkers (USW) offered to continue
working following the expiration of the current labor agreement
with Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI), and to continue
negotiations for a fair agreement.
While the differences between the parties are quite significant,
the USW believes the company should depart from its current,
nonsense course of hiring temporary replacement workers and
security goons. Instead, the union hopes that the company will
finally turn its attention to reaching a settlement with its
workforce.
"We stand prepared to continue to negotiate and to search for an
agreement that works for both parties, but we will not be bullied
or intimidated by tactics or threats," said USW International
President Leo W. Gerard.
"The union is sensitive to the current market conditions, the
equipment conditions within certain plants and the uncertainty this
creates for the customers who rely on the quality steels we
produce," said USW International Vice President Tom Conway who heads the union's bargaining
committee at ATI.
"We urge the company's leadership to adopt a similar approach as
its current "scorched earth" approach is neither productive nor
effective. The USW looks forward to further discussions that
are fruitful as we are committed to both our solidarity and a fair
settlement."
The USW represents 850,000 workers in North America employed in many industries that
include metals, rubber, chemicals, paper, oil refining and the
service and public sectors. For more information:
http://www.usw.org/.
CONTACTS:
Wayne
Ranick: 412-562-2444
wranick@usw.org
Tony Montana: 412-562-2592
tmontana@usw.org
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