AWPA Teamwork Carries Day On Carbon Cases--A great deal of hard work and commitment paid off for AWPA and its members as the International Trade Commission (ITC) made final negative injury determinations in the antidumping (AD) petition against the imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Canada, Germany, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. --Full Story--
Annual Meeting Speaker Focus On Trade, Economy--The 1998 Annual Meeting speaker line-up kept with the international theme of the meeting by focusing on the world economy, NAFTA and other trade related issues. Tuesday's General Session began with opening remarks by AWPA President David Foust, who gave a brief summary of the many activities and successes the association has enjoyed over the previous year. --Full Story--
Something For Everyone In Ixtapa--AWPA selected beautiful, sunny Mexico
as the site of its first Annual Meeting held outside the US.
Over 250 members, potential members, spouses and guests attended the industry meetings and the accompanying social events. --Full Story--
Legislative Update--The House Commerce Committee is likely to mark up its version of this legislation sometime in April. Efforts are focused on allowing utilities to service customers regardless of geographic location. --Full Story--
EPA Begins Wastewater Examination--The Clean Water Act of 1977 requires
EPA to publish wastewater effluent limitations guidelines and
standards for various industries and industrial categories. These guidelines and standards are the basis for permit requirements controlling the discharge of pollutants either into navigable waters or to publicly owned treatment works.--Full Story--
Spring Operations Managers Meeting Focuses On Unions--The American Wire Producers Association (AWPA) will hold its 1998 Spring Operations Managers Meeting on May 12 and 13, at the Kansas City Airport Marriott. The focus of this meeting is issues of unionization; including defeating union organization, managing union strikes, and the collective bargaining process. These topics have consistently been rated by you as a top priority. --Full Story--
Maryland Specialaty Wire Hosts Congressman Ehrlick--Maryland Specialty Wire, Inc. (MSM)
hosted Congressman Robert Ehrlich, Jr. (R-MD) on a plant tour
in December of last year. The invitation followed a visit to
his office in Washington by VP Development, George Kurisky during AWPA's Fall Meeting last September. --Full Story--
Cooperative Compliance Program Stopped…For Now--As many AWPA member companies are probably aware, OSHA attempted to implement a new program called the OSHA Cooperative Compliance Program at the beginning of 1998.
This program basically required employers with a Lost Workday
Injury and Illness Rate of 7.0 or higher to join the program or be immediately placed on an automatic inspection list. --Full Story--
NAM Wins First Round In Lawsuit Against OSHA Over Coercive Program--A U.S. appeals court 2/17 embraced NAM arguments and temporarily blocked implementation of OSHA's Cooperative Compliance Program (CCP). The court will rule on its legality later this year. --Full Story--
NAFTA Parity Analysis: The Caribbean Basin--Years before the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) became the law of the land, when Canada, Mexico and the United States were still in early negotiations, many Caribbean Basin countries feared that NAFTA would result in a lowering of their exports to the United States. --Full Story--
AWPA Goes To Dusseldorf--Wire '98 will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany from April 20 - 24, 1998. It is the world's leading trade fair devoted exclusively to wire production and technology. Featured at this state-of-the-art exhibition will be machinery for fasteners, springs, components, rope, and related products and technologies. --Full Story--
Anti-Lead Initiatives Gain Steam Overseas--The Swedish Government has taken
the lead in European efforts to regulate lead in the future.
The Swedish Ministry of the Environment recently issued a report entitled "Towards a Sustainable Chemicals Policy." The Ministry advocates a policy, which calls for the elimination of lead, mercury, and cadmium, as well as any substance that may bioaccumulate or may give rise to serious effects on health or the environment. --Full Story--
Calendar of Events-- *Please note the slight change in the AWPA Fall Meeting dates.
New Member-- Cargill Ferrous International.
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