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NLRB Dismisses Charges Against RMI Titanium
NILES, Ohio -- RTI International Metals Inc. today announced that the National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a federal unfair labor practice charge filed against RMI Titanium Company by the United Steelworkers of America. The NLRB found no basis for the union's claim that it had a right to audit confidential company financial information, stating "the employer's decision not to comply with the request was based upon its well-founded determination that it was not required to do so..." As a result, the board refused to issue a complaint and dismissed the charge brought by the union.Some 360 members of U.S.W.Local 2155 were locked out last October by RTI's prime operating unit, RMI Titanium, after rejecting a company proposal that amounted to $3 million a year in concessions. Since then, management and union workers have been unable to agree on a new contract. "RMI is a company on sound financial footing," said Todd Weddell, president of Local 2155, when the lockout began. "Our members took that into consideration when they rejected concessions by a vote of 204 to 115."Through its various subsidiaries, RTI manufactures and distributes titanium and specialty metal mill products, extruded shapes, formed parts and engineered systems for aerospace, industrial, defense, energy, chemical and consumer applications for customers around the world."