USW Bargaining Committee Disappointed by ATI’s Last, Best and Final Offer

Contact: Wayne Ranick: (412) 562-2444, wranick@usw.org

(Pittsburgh) – The USW Bargaining Committee at ATI released the following statement today in response to receiving the company’s “last, best and final offer” yesterday.

It is unfortunate that the company continues its destructive plan during these talks. ATI again demonstrated its desire to dictate, not negotiate, the terms of an agreement. Despite this, significant progress has been made since bargaining began.

“The USW remains committed to reaching a fair agreement, one that works for both sides,” said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. “We reiterated our offer to continue bargaining yesterday.”

“Reaching a sensible solution remains our objective here,” stated USW International Vice President Tom Conway, who heads the union’s negotiating committee at ATI. “This can only be accomplished with good-faith efforts by both sides at the bargaining table.”

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. Some 2,200 members work at 12 ATI locations in southwest Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York and Oregon.

For more information: http://www.usw.org/ and http://www.usw.org/act/campaigns/ati-bargaining

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