Exhibit 99.1
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CONTACTS: | | Dennis M. Oates Chairman, President and CEO (412) 257-7609 | | Steven V. DiTommaso Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (412) 257-7661 | | June Filingeri President Comm-Partners LLC (203) 972-0186 |
UNIVERSAL STAINLESS REACHES LABOR AGREEMENT AT ITS DUNKIRK FACILITY
BRIDGEVILLE, PA, November 1, 2022 – Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAP) announced today that it has reached a new 3-year collective bargaining agreement with the hourly employees at its Dunkirk, New York, facility represented by Local 2693-01 of the United Steelworkers.
The new 3-year collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by the bargaining unit and is effective as of November 1, 2022. The new contract maintains the flexible work rule terms and profit-sharing incentives.
Dennis Oates, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are pleased with the new labor agreement at our Dunkirk facility, which allows us to retain and attract skilled employees and is in the collective best interest of our employees, customers and shareholders.”
About Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., established in 1994 and headquartered in Bridgeville, PA, manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steels, including stainless steel, nickel alloys, tool steel and certain other alloyed steels. The Company’s products are used in a variety of industries, including aerospace, power generation, oil and gas, and heavy equipment manufacturing. More information is available at www.univstainless.com.
Forward-Looking Information Safe Harbor
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks include, among others, the Company’s ability to maintain its relationships with its significant customers and market segments; the Company’s response to competitive factors in its industry that may adversely affect the market for finished products manufactured by the Company or its customers; the Company’s ability to compete successfully with domestic and foreign producers of specialty steel products and products fashioned from alternative materials; changes in overall demand for the Company’s products and the prices at which the Company is able to sell its products in the aerospace industry, from which a substantial amount of its sales is derived; the Company’s ability to develop, commercialize, market and sell new applications and new products; the receipt, pricing and timing of future customer orders; the impact of changes in the Company’s product mix on the Company’s profitability; the Company’s ability to maintain the availability of raw materials and operating supplies with acceptable pricing; the availability and pricing of electricity, natural gas and other sources of energy that the Company needs for the manufacturing of its products; risks related to property, plant and equipment, including the Company’s reliance on the continuing operation of critical manufacturing equipment; the Company’s success in timely concluding collective bargaining agreements and avoiding strikes or work stoppages; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; the Company’s ongoing requirement for continued compliance with laws and regulations,
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