USWA Comments on Status of Negotiations with Titan Tire

    DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 2 The United Steelworkers of
America and Titan Tire Corporation have been meeting over the past few months
in an effort to resolve our 39-month labor dispute.  Much progress has been
made towards achieving a comprehensive settlement.  However, many important
issues have not been resolved.
    The USWA remains hopeful that an overall settlement, including a
back-to-work agreement that provides for the return of all members to their
jobs at the Des Moines facility, and other critical matters, can be achieved
soon.
    USWA Local 164 president John Peno said, "The USWA remains committed, as
we have been for the past 39 months, to achieving a mutually acceptable
agreement with the company that brings back 670 family-sustaining
manufacturing jobs to the Des Moines community."