This plant makes money. They told us that they were making more tires than they ever did before and productivity's been the highest it's been at that plant for as long as they can remember... And today they dumped the bomb on those workers and their families.
Wayne Fraser
If you put a road in the right spot you will save lives but if you put a road in the right spot with a greenway you actually save land.
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We have been in contact with the company and have requested a meeting as soon as possible to discuss the details of this prospective purchase. We want to ensure that all of the two companies' facilities remain open and operating.
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You can't run a steel company like a cash machine.
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Steel companies need cash to operate. Steel prices fluctuate and steel companies need cash to manage the ups and downs of the historically cyclical market. Raiding cash during good times is short sighted and counter to the long-term interest of the company.
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It's not that we're trying to fill the town with seniors. It's helping to balance our residential housing. Over the last five years, we've had a loss of seniors. As people retired and taxes increased for schools, they moved away. We've started to see an increase, but it's not keeping pace with a lot of family subdivisions going up.
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Algoma employees and pensioners, the company's suppliers, the City of Sault Ste. Marie and the government of Ontario contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the effort to making this company viable.
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It is outrageous that the company has never discussed alternatives with the union and simply dropped a bomb on the whole city. It is a mean-spirited terrible way to treat workers, their families and the whole community.
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We've got to put our anger beside us and we've got to find a way to save this plant.
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We are looking for a good contract that reflects good market conditions.
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