The United Steelworkers (USW) today called upon Ohio Gov. John Kasich to urge the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to assist in continued discussions with American Electric Power (AEP) and Ormet and negotiate a resolution that will enable the smelter in Hannibal, Ohio to resume full operations.
“We encourage Governor Kasich and his administration to insist that Ormet, PUCO and AEP return to the table to resolve the issues, save our jobs and protect these communities,” said USW District 1 Director Dave McCall.
McCall pointed out that the USW and secured creditors have worked with management to reduce the company’s financial liabilities by almost $300 million and disputed the idea that saving thousands of family-supporting jobs at Ormet would increase costs for AEP’s other ratepayers, as has been reported ... more
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