PITTSBURGH, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The United
Steelworkers (USW) today said that contract negotiations with
Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) have stalled, hours before the existing labor
agreements are set to expire and with management demanding economic
and non-economic concessions that the union has dismissed as
excessive and unnecessary.
The union and company have agreed that USW members at Arconic
will continue working under the terms and conditions of their
existing agreements while bargaining continues.
USW International Vice President Tom
Conway, who chairs the negotiations, said that the proposals
currently on the table from Arconic contain concessions both too
broad and too deep for USW members and their families to
absorb.
"Arconic should understand by now that we are determined to
negotiate fair agreements and nothing less," Conway said. "Our
members throughout the aluminum industry—especially at these
facilities—create tremendous value and have earned and deserve a
contract that recognizes that their contributions to the company's
success."
Representatives of the USW negotiating committee will return to
their local unions in the coming days to provide detailed updates
from the table and discuss the union's next steps.
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in
manufacturing, metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals,
glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with
a growing number of workers in public sector and service
occupations.
More information, contact: Tony Montana – (412) 562-2592;
tmontana@usw.org
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