March 5, 2021: USW/ATI Bargaining Bulletin #8

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Steelworkers Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike, Urge ATI to Bargain in Good Faith

In a tremendous show of solidarity, the local unions representing about 1,300 USW members at ATI have overwhelmingly authorized the negotiating committee to call a strike against unfair labor practices, if necessary, to fight for the fair wages, benefits and working conditions we have earned and deserve.

We urge ATI to return to the table and negotiate in good faith rather than engage in unfair labor practices and to demand unnecessary and unfair concessions from workers who have not had a wage increase since 2014.

It is clearly in the best interest of everyone to resolve the outstanding issues through collective bargaining without a work stoppage, but ATI must change its approach before we can achieve a fair contract.

After two months of dragging its feet at the table and suggesting that USW members "work overtime" to pay for proposed increases to health insurance costs, management clearly needs a reminder that workers are united against the company’s demands.

Our committee is thankful that the membership has spoken loudly and clearly with their vote to authorize a strike — WE DESERVE A FAIR CONTRACT NOW!

It's time for the top executives and managers to stop worrying about the price of their stock and figure out how to invest in the company's most valuable asset--the workers who built the company and keep it going.

With the authorization to call a strike, if necessary, we look forward to returning to negotiations and are confident that management has received the message from our shop floors. If the past has taught us anything, it's that without USW members, there is no ATI.

In unity,

Your USW/ATI Negotiating Committee

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