City and navistar discuss lease agreement

City and navistar discuss lease agreement

CAMPAIGN FIGHTING FORHUNDREDS OF TULSA JOBS..WITH CLAIMS THE CITY ISTHREATENING TO EVICT... I-CBUS OF OKLAHOMA... FROMTHEIR FACILITIESIT'S A CLAIM..

THE CITY SAYSIS FALSE AS THEY'RECURRENTLY NEGOTIATING NEWTERMS. 2 WORKS FOR YOU'SASHLEY WHEELER SHOWS US WHATBOTH SIDES ARE SAYINGTONIGHT.A CONTRACT UP FOR RENEWAL..BETWEEN THE CITY OF TULSAAND NAVISTAR..

THE COMPANYWHICH OWNS THE I-C BUSPLANT.

MAYOR G.T.

BYNUM SAYSBEFORE ANYONE SIGNS ON THEDOTED LINE.THE COMPANY IS EXPECTED TOPROPERLY MAINTAIN THEFACILITY WHICH HE SAYS THEYHAVEN'T DONE.

45;09;27 -45;18;03 Mayor GT Bynum/Cityof Tulsa: "We're talkingabout structural integrityof that building andmillions of dollars inmaintenance needs there.

THECOMPANY POSTING AN ONLINECAMPAIGN..

WHICH SAYS THECITY OF TULSA IS THREATENINGIC BUS WITH A LEASETERMINATION..

EFFECTIVE INFEBRUARY.

DEMANDING THEPLANT MAKE SEVERAL UPGRADESAND REPLACEMENTS.

TO THEFACILITY.

SINCE THEN.NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEENONGOING..

WITH DISCUSSIONSSET TO EXPIRE MAY 29.22;57;06 - 22;57;22 RodneyTharp/Plant ManAger: "thewhole coalition around "SaveTulsa jobs.

Com" is so thatfolks can say, 'Hey, wematter.'

This is a greatlarge working family andthat's easy for me to saythat and we life it everyday." PLANT MANGER RODNEYTHARPMIRRORS MAYOR BYNUM INSAYING SAFETY IS ANIMPORTANT PART OF KEEPING UPTHE MAINTENANCE OF THEFACILITY.

23;01;49 -23;02;12 Rodney Tharp/PlantManger: "We take exceptionto the sentiment that thisis not a safe place to work.We are above industrystandards on OSHA type ofsafety rules andregulations.

We hold it as apillars, as one of our fivepillars and the first one issafety." HE ALSO SAYSTHEY'VE MADE BIGINVESTMENTS IN CARING FORTHE PLANT.

22;55;07 -22;55;18 Rodney Tharp/PlantManger: "Over the last fewyears, we've been able tohave capital improvementswhere we've covered 70percent of the roof.

Itcontinues to be part of ourplan every year to getsections of the roofrepaired." MAYOR BYNUMSAYING HE DOESN'T WANT TOEVICT I-C BUS PLANT..

BUT TOFIND A SOLUTION TO PROBLEM.48;07;05 Mayor GT Bynum/Cityof Tulsa: "What we said was,rather than continue a leasewhich appears problematic onyour end, letsrenegotiate a lease where wecan have specificmaintenance benchmarksmovingforward." BOTH THE MAYOR ANDTHARP.WANTING TO REACH ANAGREEMENT THAT ENDS IN THEPLANT, STAYING IN TULSA.22;57;30 - 22;57;41 RodneyTharp/Plant Manger: "We wantour families to continue towork in Tulsa, building jobsjust like we've done for thelast 20 years.

That's whatthese folks want.

That'swhat we want and we hope wecan get there real quick."48;40 - 48;52 Mayor GTBynum/City of Tulsa: "Wewant those jobs here inTulsa.

We want Navistar tobe successful here in Tulsa.WE also want a building thatis safe for the longterm forthem to be successful in."THE MAYOR SAYS THE CITY OFTULSA IS SET TO MEET WITHNAVISTAR THURSDAYTO DISCUSS THE NEW LEASEAGREEMENT.

IN TULSA, ASHLEY