USW International Vice President Tom Conway responds to Allegheny Technologies’ Second Quarter Conference Call
“Harshman seems to be an odd choice as a spokesman about reducing costs during tough times. While his shareholders demand an accounting of his undeserved money grab, he lost money for the company,” said USW International Vice President Tom Conway, who heads the USW Bargaining Committee.
”The union isn’t getting baited into discussions about issues that do not come due for decades on the basis of a tight current steel market. This rhetoric from ATI is wasteful and foolish and their position on some of these issues is detrimental to all the stakeholders at ATI.
“Their spending on strikebreakers, extreme security measures and other operational missteps overshadow common sense. Their actions have forced hundreds of skilled and qualified employees to exit the company rather than face more nonsense from them.
“ATI needs to seek a fair settlement with the union rather than further confrontation and useless press conferences.”
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