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anyone with level II, curios if this is even showing potential buys.
newmanator,
try to transfer them per edwards suggestion on his latest contact on ihub. please keep us informed, looking for validation on a lot of fronts. thanks
Edward,
thank you for your kind response, i to hope for a successfull ascent. its paramount that all three companies succeed, none of us will gain from a failed enterprise.
word of advice don't make anymore deals with the devil on financing, if so we'll end up with burned out shells.
looking forward to trying de vei sun, i'd like nothing better than to post it's fantastic.
for the heck of it i looked up de vi sun, and heres what i found.
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what do you get for $899, i hope she comes with a bow around her neck. just chiding, i'd like to try some of it just don't want to take a loan out to get a bottle. what does the drink cost for 1 bottle? if i tried it and like the taste i'd be pretty excited about the product. don't much care about any pills not into suplements.
thanks for posting the share holder letter, lots to absorb. if ed runs and add in the wall street journal can you imagine a person doing 5 minutes of dd, they would be scratching their head. i don't get it, grey, caveat and pbhg is on a steady decline. doesn't pbhg have a new ceo, does he plan on addressing his shareholders? i would think the pbhg part should be coming from him not the ex ceo. am i being trivial, i guess any news is better than no news. let me switch from my right brain to my left, if all comes to pass as stated in edward vaksers tsrr shareholder letter those not holding tsrr shares will be puking. i'm hanging onto my shares, by some miracle maybe xmas will come early. good luck
i reposted my previous questions to ed, and i do appreciate the news about no reverse on this company. i'd like to see that writen in blood, and my concerns about arts is legit. i went to pinksheets (tsrr)and tried to find this leter to the shareholders, can't find it there? how many types of drinks is ed talking about, a drink for every female football team? i think i'd rather have a centerfold calendar of each team! how is all this going to happen on a grey sheet company, linked to a caveat emptor company. i'm getting dizzy over all this, i have more questions than answers. how is arts ever going to look appealing, if it ever does trade will it always be .0001 x .0002? the last reverse was some huge number, the next would have to be in the same neighborhood and would that clear out the debt? if someone has these answers please enlighten me. thanks
dear ED,
impressive web, i'm still concerned about arts and its current status. the os is astranomical not to mention the law suit looming. i know you've stated negotiations are in place and if it does come down to a day in court you feel you'll be vendicated. this still brings me back to arts huge os and it's history of reverses, they may benefit you but it doesn't anyone at this level of entry. reading your letter to share holders refers us to arts, i dd arts and it's a disaster on the surface. how are you planning to bring the share structure back into some sane number. i see debt thats beyond the shares that arts has, tsrr/pbhg by themselves probably are a better sell. your media platform is nesteled in arts so what is the answer to this delema? if you feel that a normal investor doing normal dd is going to feel comforable with this trifecta u may want to stand back and take a deep breath, i do like where your going with the two companies but the third is shrouded in mirky waters. lets take a look at pbhg, hello investors hows a 400 for 1 reverse feel. one finger can pretty much answer that question, alot of people have been kicked pretty hard. not much more to say just hope this mess gets cleaned up.
personally i think with arts and pbhg named in a law suit, divies and 10k will not happen until resolved. maybe arts massive dept is hinged to pbhg and that will hold up divies. many clouded issues to be resolved, we can all hope but finra has to cover themselves to.
the email i recieved was saying maybe, those types of deals have to maintain silence while putting the deal together. when they're allowed to go public i can't say and that is if a deal is in the works.
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still working on the wallstreet journal angle, hopefully i can make this happen sooner than later. still no chris messalas reponses, what a piece of work. nothing of chris since his 6-20 filing on masterbeat, and then there was filing by joseph larocco cashing in on hedge fund money 7-5 thru leaddog. i would imagine that was divided by certain individuals, maybe the budget is pretty tight maybe there hedge fund games are less than desirable. if they treat those investors similar to the way were being informed i can understand why things could be stagnant at the leaddog and roadrunner camps.
ANYONE CATCH THE COULD BE A CANIDATE FOR A BUYOUT?
dear ED,
impressive web, i'm still concerned about arts and its current status. the os is astranomical not to mention the law suit looming. i know you've stated negotiations are in place and if it does come down to day in court you feel you'll be vendicated. this still brings me back to arts huge os and it's history of reverses, they may benefit you but it doesn't anyone at this level of entry. reading your letter to share holders refers us to arts, i dd arts and it's a disaster on the surface. how are you planning to bring the share structure back into some sane number. i see debt thats beyond the shares that arts has, tsrr/pbhg by themselves probably are a better sell. your media platform is nesteled in arts so what is the answer to this delema? if you feel that a normal investor doing normal dd is going to feel comforable with this trifecta u may want to stand back and take a deep breath, i do like where your going with the two companies but the third is shrouded in mirky waters. lets take a look at pbhg, hello investors hows a 400 for 1 reverse feel. one finger can pretty much answer that question, alot of people have been kicked pretty hard. not much more to say just hope this mess gets cleaned up.
edi,
i'm still looking for a couple of answers, is a reverse coming to arts and tsrr? tia
ed,
u just seem to break into one piggy bank after another, what a racket. how come u can't answer my questions regarding arts and tsrr, i guess i can figure on a negative outcome.
ed,
seems my questions were politely skipped over so here goes again.
ed,
how will you raise the pps of arts without a reversal if you even can do that. i see you mention tsrr in this resume of yours, still grey no updates just little hints in your q and a. will tsrr be reversed, when will it be off the greys and who is the ceo of this company? one other item, are the tsrr officers being paid in shares from tsrr, if so my opinion is it will be reversed to rid previous share holders.
That reputation and my resume', let RDP and GMR to seek us out, and to their surprise when I introduced the collective offerings of products and services of ARTS,PBHG and TSRR, they realize that we have a "one stop shop", here at our studos.
i read that pr it certainly doesn't sound like crocket is a goof quite the contrary, i guess his mother must of been lured into some sort of investment? if ed has done this woman wrong he should make it right, looking at what ed has made over the years i would think righting that would be a financial drop in the bucket for him.
the questions i asked ed didn't seem to get answered, why is that. he's been good about all the other questions, i'll keep checking to see how this unfolds.
ed,
if my suspicions are incorrect about arts and tsrr, i will be elated. when tsrr is removed from the grey sheets and divs are paid out on arts i'll be one of the first to buy a case of yours/our miracle drink. until that takes place i'm on the side lines.
one other thing who is this guy writing about you taking advantage of a 70 year old mother? if any part of that is true you should make it your priority to make it right. people of that age don't have the means to go back out and work to recoup loses like we can.
ed,
how will you raise the pps of arts without a reversal if you even can do that. i see you mention tsrr in this resume of yours, still grey no updates just little hints in your q and a. will tsrr be reversed, when will it be off the greys and who is the ceo of this company? one other item, are the tsrr officers being paid in shares from tsrr, if so my opinion is it will be reversed to rid previous share holders.
That reputation and my resume', let RDP and GMR to seek us out, and to their surprise when I introduced the collective offerings of products and services of ARTS,PBHG and TSRR, they realize that we have a "one stop shop", here at our studos.
i have continued my own personal email campaign, chris messalas continues to hide. seems what ever chris messalas gets his hand on the news comes to and abrupt stop. all i can figure is his hedge funds come first, venture capital investors nets them commisons. whats the future for ctno, at present it aint looking to good.
called journal est 1605 hours all i got was recordings, i'll try again today. korsair holdings ag, probably another avenue for messalas to pick up a quick buck in commisons. i wouldn't look for any good things coming out of europe, finacial meltdown taking place.
Wall Street Protest Starting to Look Like Egypt
a real grass root rebellion is happening in new york, people are fed up with the lack of compasion and corporate greed. unions got on board today, the s is starting to hit the fan. a ctno help add would be right in line with whats going on, maybe chris has some grand plan thats going to make us all rich. just like to hear about some of his great ideas, driving a stock to sub penny is genius. if only we could do that and make money in doing it, now that would be stellar.
many more emails to chris messalas, still hiding head in the sand. all i can figure is this man must behave as and ostrich. i guess if you hide long enough you start thinking your invisable. since chris has been apointed ceo this stock has done nothing but sink. even pinksheets . com shows this as a limited info stock. it
it's like a warning to stay away.
just checked yahoo news, steve jobs is gone. hard to believe someone as great as him has left us, like losing one of the greatest thinkers of our time.
i called the wall street journal today, was on the road at the time will get back to you on this idea. i think i want to list all his affilliations in my help add. every leaddog listing along with roadrunner. surely someone will reconize the names an who knows maybe they'll ask him why he can't take time away from his venture capital exploats to deal with us. my concern is the reasoning for lack of any updates especially pink sheets . com. they have a red flag on ctno, can't contact chris messalas. what are his intentions, he's already reversed us after that bogus chinese caper. lets not foreget jadebridge. my favorite was him standing next to jarod shelby and saying were going to build cars together. i guess jarod had more faith in jason castrioti..lol
anyways it's good to see a few post on this thread, at least we have a few living investors.
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i'll call today, i don't think we can step on his toes. you would have to find him to do that, anyone legal smart let me know if this is a defimation of character or any other legal mumbo jumbo.
have made many atemps to contact chris messalas. i'm a little baffled why he wont respond to any inquaries, msto that he is ceo of is in the same boat. nevada sos still lists him as the officer of all positions in ctno. i don't think this company has been sold, i'm pretty sure he still owns it. it could be leveraged into leaddog in some way, that would put larocco in it along with messalas. i'm just guessing about that, why would a ceo not update both companies or one of them. i've tried to contact msto also with the same results, what ever his plans are seem out of the ordianary. i'm not looking for a fluff influx, just some sort of facts that directly include ctno and or msto.
i'm toying with the notion of taking out a 2 x 2 add in the wall street journal, somthing along the line of: anyone in contact with chris messalas, leaddog capital markets llc, ceo of msto (masterbeat corporation),and secretar, treasurer, director, president of ctno (the carlton companies incorporated), if you are can you ask him why he can't update ctno or msto and why he will not talk or answer emails regarding these two companies. we bought shares in these companies, for some odd reason we felt he was working for us! is this what corporate ceo's are all about?
still think this is a lotto play, have made many atemps to contact chris messalas. i'm a little baffled why he wont respond to any inquaries, msto that he is ceo of is in the same boat. nevada sos still lists him as the officer of all positions in ctno. i don't think this company has been sold, i'm pretty sure he still owns it. it could be leveraged into leaddog in some way, that would put larocco in it along with messalas. i'm just guessing about that, why would a ceo not update both companies or one of them. i've tried to contact msto also with the same results, what ever his plans are seem out of the ordianary. i'm not looking for a fluff influx, just some sort of facts that directly include ctno.
i'm toying with the notion of taking out a 2 x 2 add in the wall street journal, somthing along the line of: anyone in contact with chris messalas, leaddog capital markets llc, ceo of msto (masterbeat corporation),and secretar, treasurer, director, president of ctno (the carlton companies incorporated), if you are can you ask him why he can't update ctno or msto and why he will not talk or answer emails regarding these two companies. we bought shares in these companies, for some odd reason we felt he was working for us! is this what corporate ceo's are all about?
tsrr, pbhg and arts was mentioned in his letter over the weekend. i guess tsrr isn't worth mentioning. oh well!
when are we going off of the grey, when and at what cost? still waiting for some good news, kind of hard to put the smile on when i go to pinks and all i see is grey and no bricker?
didn't see any mention of womens football????
PBHG Security Details
Share Structure
Market Value1 $10,181,709 a/o Jul 29, 2011
Shares Outstanding 15,664,167 a/o May 12, 2011
Float 1,002,730 a/o Jul 15, 2011
Authorized Shares 750,000,000 a/o Jul 15, 2011
Par Value 0.001
your probably correct, there not going to pull cash out of their own pockets.gl
kelly t. hickel is very good about taking calls, go to the source. he can only tell you things that won't give you and inside advantage. gl
market opens in 4 hours, hopefuly this stock will move up. i believe ed said somthing about dividens?
anyone with tradstar shares will welcome good news, i hope the news is good enough to bring in new investors.
i will have my fingers crossed, sure hope your correct.
this certainly seems very candid, i have hope. lets see the bricker build our future.
EdwardVakser
Dear Shareholders,
This is EDWARD VAKSER HERE: This is actually healthy exchange between everyone. I applaud those who are involved with the fact that we seem to be really concerned with DD and getting the facts straight. Therefore, I will answer as many questions as you want. Thank you in advance for giving me this forum.
1) Again I ask, what was your point in referencing Patrick Bricker's late father and his resume' in your PR? His business activity has absolutely nothing to do with your new President/CEO does it? Can you point to examples of things Patrick has founded or run that are still in existence and thriving today?
[color=red][/color]Good point, Patrick’s resume’ is very impressive and he comes from a great family who mentored and educated him in the art of high level of negotiations and diplomacy. And since you can obviously see how I and ARTS got “beat up” a little in the press, I felt that we could use his education, brain power and knowledge, and his political and business connections. In most businesses, it helps with what you know, but it is even better when you add to that: “WHO YOU KNOW”. Patrick grew up surrounded with “who’s who” in politics and sophisticated business deals, and his father introduced him to those contacts. No person can go through life without making some waves, but Patrick and William, are definitely very well respected in political and business community. Clearly, being from a well to do environment and family, Patrick can afford to CHOSE who and what he wants to be involved with. The companies that he started are still in business, and he chose to help us take this group of companies to the level that his mentors and his father are use to. I guess I was trying to explain to the shareholders the level of how “ BIG” is what I think BIG is for ARTS, PBHG and TSRR. We are NOT planning to stay in microcap world. And I believe that we have what it takes to GET THAT BIG! And I know that we need people who are used to operate and negotiate on that level. ( see his resume’ below)
2) How do you know Patrick Bricker for 25 years? Based on his LinkedIn biography, he was still in college in 1988. That's 23 years ago. [color=red][/color]That is correct. I owned a recording studio after I Graduated ARTS Magnet High School For Performing Artist at Booker T. Washington, Here in Dallas TX. Several of us played in my Rock Band and Pat was a school mate At SMU with my Drummer and our sound guy.We played a bunch of parties and shows around SMU. Needless to say, we knew each other and in fact a lot of us from Arts Magnet still get together and do stuff. Then, Patrick and I would see each other a few times a year, However, when Pat Summerrall was at our studio last year, and we were producing The Dallas Diamonds VS. Kansas City Tribe Television Show, Patrick came in with our mutual friend and investor (my drummer) and we discussed the future of Artfest and what plans I wanted to accomplish. Patrick was the one who suggested that Artfest acquires Pat Summerall productions, and then spin it off as a publicly trading sister company. ( see Tradestar Deal later) Patrick then, began consulting and helping me with UWFL and PSP acquisitions, as well as Producing for PBHG.
3) Regarding DeVieSun, you in fact ARE required to list certain supplements on the label as well as list all the ingredients and calories per serving. As of October 2010, all labels are required to disclose the quantity of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron per serving. [color=red][/color]Yes, we are fully aware of the disclosures necessary, and we do have them. These products, are a result of 30 years of development and research by our chemist who I know for 8 years and my best friend from SMU. Also, what you are missing, is my other friend, who YOU did already meet here in Dallas, who I also know for over 25 years, and he has studied Aloe for over 25 years, since the SMU days, he contributed to the research and he funded the project as well. (BTW, we are using a patented Bifurcated Aloe Method to extract our Aloe, and not only is it safe, but it’s the most potent Aloe that exists in the market. The Bifurcated Aloe Process, allows the Aloe to carry all the vitamins and Nutrients to the cells and the absorption is over 300% to 400%, and yes, we have medical studies to back that up, as well as the patents.) ---From Dr.Joe Vincent Experiment ,from Scranton University. And Dr. Byung Pal Yu from University of Texas Health Science Center.
DeVieSun: Starfest's new functional super juice
The FDA states "Terms such as "functional foods" or "nutraceuticals" are widely used in the marketplace. Such foods areregulated by FDA under the authority of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, even though they are not specifically defined by law."
http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/default.htm
4)You are right in that your products are required to be "safe" --otherwise you'll risk killing people. But you have just claimed they are "PROVEN." By that are you assuring consumers that they are also "effective" for the list of conditions you've itemized for DeVieSun? [color=red][/color]Yes, if you read our filings, you will see that this project was initiated last year, and we have been sampling, studying and selling this and other De Vie Sun products, so that now we CAN make these statements. And as I stated before, My group have been doing these projects for over 30 years, Our formulators were the ones that created and funded the IASC ( The International Aloe Science Council, INC) , and we are using a patented process for all these products. ( BIFURCATED ALOE). Look up: Dr. Robert Davis, phD.,Rutger University, Dr.Terry Moule,President of British Naturapathic Association. Our Aloe IS IASC certified for content and purity.
5) And FYI: Having your private label drink produced in an "FDA approved factory" does not mean your product is "FDA approved." That's an old favorite marketing ploy of virtually all MLM's that peddle health and wellness elixers. The intent (you hope) is that consumers will mistakenly think your product is "FDA approved" which it is not [color=red][/color] .NOTE We never claimed to be FDA approved. Our products are formulated by people who do not want to ruin their careers or reputation by doing ANYTHING that is even questionable. We took very careful steps and developments to ensure that there IS NO MISSUNDERSTANG…… The FACT that we are using only THE top shelf formulators and Manufacturing that adheres to a very strict FDA specifications, only improves the end result! The factory is in that FDA compliance mode at all times 24/7. My statements, simply wanted to prove that WE CHOSE to produce there, its more expensive and it takes longer, but WE DO IT RIGHT! The INTENT Here, is to show that we as the company, are taking every possible step to ensure that we have a superior product and with a proven track record.The factory would NOT allow anyone whose ingredients and products are not up to THE HIGHEST code and approval, Otherwise, THEY LOSE their FDA standing.
As I wrote before, no plant extract is completely without risk to every man, woman and child. The main complaint I have is there doesn't appear to be adequate information provided that tells a consumer what's in this stuff whereby they can make an informed decision before buying and consuming it. How much Aloe Vera are you getting.. and how much is apple, pear or similar cheap "junk juices."? [color=red][/color]We have THE best scientific study and a 30 plus years of producing Aloe and Energy products. The bifurcated method of extraction is THE safest way. And we do have IASC certification and approval for the Aloe Content and Purity.
6) We've all heard you've just resigned from PBS Holdings in order to "focus on Artfest." But since Artfest is the parent company and majority shareholder of PBS.. doesn't that mean you still remain in complete control and have the power to call all the shots?
[color=red][/color]I resigned in order to expand and grow all of our companies. The new Chairman and new CEO are not only VERY competent but have a clear plan as to what they want to do. In fact Sean, has been running Starfest and I’m just here for support and help. In fact, KENT will be bringing additional sports advisory board and council to the TSRR group, on behalf UWFL. I will have more than my hands full with the ARTS.I’m still finishing the 10K with our auditor, and I can’t wait for Monday, when our TA will finaly get FINRA the last papers so that FINRA can do the dividends.IT takes a lot of work. I feel very confident with these and several other additions that we are ready to execute. Please remember, that all these business ideas and goals were my creation, so yes , I’m VERY argumentative and opinionated, however, when I argue with people, I also listen, and we fight to create a better company and a better product. But I will not insult my friends and mentors with a position that’s in a name only and they will not be here as “puppets”. These companies are real, and we are assembling a super team to ensure their success. So, give Sean, Patrick and Kent…and myself, a chance to make sure that we get things rolling. This is a great start, and we can only go to the top from here!
NOTE: Patrick’s partial resume’
WORK HISTORY:
• Jan 2011 to Present | Consultant | Artfest International, Tradestar Resources, PBS Holdings | TX
o The Artfest family of companies is a diverse group of publicly traded start-ups that includes: television and film production and distribution, Direct Marketing and the United Women’s Football League.
• Oct 2009 to Jan 2011 | Executive Director | Citizens Development Center | TX
o Citizens Development Center is a multi-million dollar United Way agency whose mission is to help men and women with disabilities reach their highest level of employability. The Center has a 20,000 square foot manufacturing facility as well as an employment program.
• Jan 2006 to Present | Founder & President | Living Without Limits | TX
o Living Without Limits is an online community of people with products and services that empower all people with the tools to overcome the challenges of health and medical conditions in their personal and professional lives.
• Feb 1989 to Present | Founder & President | Primeworld Productions | TX
o Primeworld Productions is a production company with several Fortune 500 companies, municipalities and non-profits as customers.
EDUCATION:
• B.A. Advertising & Marketing, Southern Methodist university, Dallas, TX, 1982-1987
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Awarded International film award in 1991 for a series of documentaries titled, "Lives Under Siege: The Palestinian Refugee Camps and again in 1999 with a documentary called, "Scionti:Maestro", which was filmed primarily in Italy.
• Worked with local TV personality Jocelyn White in 2001 to launch, "Designing Texas" which was the first combined use of Internet and television to market a new television series. The series achieved National syndication in record time.
• Produced a series of training videos for Neiman Marcus called, "The Art of Selling, "The Beauty of Selling", which CEO Burt Tansky called, "The most effective training programs in the history of Neiman Marcus."
• Founded “Living Without Limits” in 2006 in order to redefine “Disability” and how people define themselves.
TRAVEL:
Extensive Travel in the USA, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Canada, Southeast Asia, Japan, Sweden, Holland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Entrepreneur, Visionary, Start-up Business Management and Growth, Sales and Marketing, Production Management, Event Management, Problem Solving, Verbal and Non-Verbal Presentation Skills, Video Production and Editing, Ability to Adapt to Changing Marketplace.
MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Word, MS Outlook, Final Cut Pro 7, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Macintosh OX, Windows XP Professional OS, Social Networking and Web 2.0.
good come back, all sounds very encouraging. my first stock i invested in was ltv, i bought in with all the rumors swirling and got out with the biggest profit to this date. posting that ltv news would of been posted at some point, i don't think cleveland shares your sentiments towards dad. like you said the kids got the right stuff, i sure hope so. gl
last thing, were screwed..lol
looks like this is the same bricker, where do they dig up these pos mf- ers
to bad danny green wasn't around then and belonged to the steel workers union.
11/29/01
Sandra Livingston
Plain Dealer Reporter
In statements as hot as molten metal, Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White blasted LTV Corp. Chairman William H. Bricker yesterday, saying he lied to the entire community.
White charged that on Tuesday night Bricker denied plans to close two blast furnaces in Cleveland "at the very moment your staff and representatives were explaining to my staff LTV's intentions" to bank the furnaces - a move that would halt production.
"It is clear to me that Mr. Bricker has been lying to me, to other public officials, to his employees, to the people of the city of Cleveland and the entire community throughout this latest crisis," White said in a written statement. "Mr. Bricker will stop at nothing to preserve his multi-million-dollar golden parachute. He is the Art Modell of the steel industry." Modell is the former Cleveland Browns owner who, in November 1995, moved the franchise to Baltimore.
LTV insisted that there had been no duplicity. "We clearly communicated our actions, our intentions to the mayor," company spokesman Mark Tomasch said. "There was no deception."
Accusations that current LTV management lacks candor or says one thing and does another are not new. Officials with the United Steelworkers of America have leveled such accusations for months.
But now the bond has been sharply broken between Bricker and those who stood beside him during the early days after the Cleveland steel company filed for bankruptcy court protection last December.
The union, which has been critical for months, is calling for Bricker to go. But so is U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich. So is the Cleveland City Council. And so, as of late last night, is the committee of suppliers and other creditors that some say essentially owns LTV.
Tomasch, responding to the criticism, said management has been consistent from Day One. "There's been consistency, openness, and freedom of information for public officials," he said. "We have made it a point of keeping people well informed, giving people answers and giving them the straight facts about what needs to be done to save the company."
As for Bricker, Tomasch said, "the chairman of this company has at all times dealt openly and fairly with everyone involved in this very difficult situation."
But several incidents in the last 11 months have drawn fire:
On the spring day that LTV announced plans to close its West Side mill, Bricker, Chief Operating Officer John Turner and others met with top union officials including David McCall, chairman of the union's LTV bargaining committee. The executives talked about plans for the steel maker's restructuring, but didn't breathe a word about the shutdown, McCall said. He got the news from a reporter during a break. "Frankly, I felt blindsided," he said at the time.
"Correct notification was made at the right time by the appropriate people," Tomasch said yesterday.
Last spring, LTV and the Steelworkers spent weeks bargaining over a new labor agreement. In June, the company went to bankruptcy court asking for the right to throw it out. Tomasch said LTV had no other alternative.
But within days of the filing the creditors committee began bargaining directly with the union. The two reached an agreement in early July. The day the deal was forged, LTV issued a 60-day notice of a possible shutdown.
Yesterday, Tomasch defended the notice as he had then, saying LTV didn't actually have an agreement at the time. The union and creditors had crafted a deal, but it contained one clause LTV didn't like. By 7 that evening, the clause was out, and LTV did sign on, but only after the notice had gone out.
As the economy and LTV's financial health deteriorated this fall, LTV came back to the union for more cost savings.
Monday of last week, the union gave its opening response, and talks soon stopped. The sides disagree on who ended negotiations. But the creditors quickly came in and again took over the company's side of the table. The very next day, as negotiations continued, LTV asked the bankruptcy judge for permission to shut down steel operations.
Union President Leo Gerard said that while he was on the phone with Bricker that afternoon, the executive never mentioned the plans to shut down. Gerard said that when he learned that the plan had been filed with the judge, he called Bricker back and was told the company chairman wasn't sure if the filing had been made yet.
The next communication: A fax 90 minutes later confirming it.
"Either you lied straight to my face and continued to lie for a number of hours," Gerard said of Bricker, "or as the CEO there was a process going on right under your nose that you weren't aware of."
Tomasch said the company had warned the union well in advance that if it didn't get needed changes by mid-November it would have to ask for a shutdown.
He also said Turner had sent McCall and Gerard a letter that morning. McCall said the letter didn't spell out the company's intentions.
And Tomasch said that when Bricker told Gerard he didn't know if the company had filed, he was waiting for a call from lawyers to confirm it had actually been done.
"We have never blindsided the union," Tomasch said. "We have notified the union of every action we're going to take and notified them under terms of the agreement."
Even as the creditors and union were wrapping up an agreement this Tuesday, LTV managers were telling local union officials of plans to idle steel making this weekend.
But LTV wouldn't confirm the move that day. And, according to White's news release, Bricker said the company had no plans to idle any facilities.
"There was no deception," Tomasch said. "All questions were answered truthfully and completely by the chairman and company representatives."
The company's explanations have not calmed much of the criticism. And this is not the first time Bricker has found himself on the outs in Cleveland.
He left the city amid criticism in 1979 when he moved the headquarters of the company he then led - Diamond Shamrock - to Dallas. What had really stung was when he complained about the city's mayor - Kucinich - and its "political, economic and educational climate," and told a magazine the worst part of his job had been having to live here.
Earlier this year, in an interview, he spoke emotionally of returning to the city and meeting Mayor White, Kucinich, other politicians and scores of workers who rallied to the company's side on the day it filed for bankruptcy.
"That day," Bricker said, "this company incurred a real responsibility to give something back to the community. Until I've honored that kind of support, and honored it in a most complete and proper fashion, I will not have done my job."
Contact Sandra Livingston at:
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© 2001 The Plain Dealer. Used with permission.
11/29/01
Sandra Livingston
Plain Dealer Reporter
In statements as hot as molten metal, Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White blasted LTV Corp. Chairman William H. Bricker yesterday, saying he lied to the entire community.
White charged that on Tuesday night Bricker denied plans to close two blast furnaces in Cleveland "at the very moment your staff and representatives were explaining to my staff LTV's intentions" to bank the furnaces - a move that would halt production.
"It is clear to me that Mr. Bricker has been lying to me, to other public officials, to his employees, to the people of the city of Cleveland and the entire community throughout this latest crisis," White said in a written statement. "Mr. Bricker will stop at nothing to preserve his multi-million-dollar golden parachute. He is the Art Modell of the steel industry." Modell is the former Cleveland Browns owner who, in November 1995, moved the franchise to Baltimore.
LTV insisted that there had been no duplicity. "We clearly communicated our actions, our intentions to the mayor," company spokesman Mark Tomasch said. "There was no deception."
Accusations that current LTV management lacks candor or says one thing and does another are not new. Officials with the United Steelworkers of America have leveled such accusations for months.
But now the bond has been sharply broken between Bricker and those who stood beside him during the early days after the Cleveland steel company filed for bankruptcy court protection last December.
The union, which has been critical for months, is calling for Bricker to go. But so is U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich. So is the Cleveland City Council. And so, as of late last night, is the committee of suppliers and other creditors that some say essentially owns LTV.
Tomasch, responding to the criticism, said management has been consistent from Day One. "There's been consistency, openness, and freedom of information for public officials," he said. "We have made it a point of keeping people well informed, giving people answers and giving them the straight facts about what needs to be done to save the company."
As for Bricker, Tomasch said, "the chairman of this company has at all times dealt openly and fairly with everyone involved in this very difficult situation."
But several incidents in the last 11 months have drawn fire:
On the spring day that LTV announced plans to close its West Side mill, Bricker, Chief Operating Officer John Turner and others met with top union officials including David McCall, chairman of the union's LTV bargaining committee. The executives talked about plans for the steel maker's restructuring, but didn't breathe a word about the shutdown, McCall said. He got the news from a reporter during a break. "Frankly, I felt blindsided," he said at the time.
"Correct notification was made at the right time by the appropriate people," Tomasch said yesterday.
Last spring, LTV and the Steelworkers spent weeks bargaining over a new labor agreement. In June, the company went to bankruptcy court asking for the right to throw it out. Tomasch said LTV had no other alternative.
But within days of the filing the creditors committee began bargaining directly with the union. The two reached an agreement in early July. The day the deal was forged, LTV issued a 60-day notice of a possible shutdown.
Yesterday, Tomasch defended the notice as he had then, saying LTV didn't actually have an agreement at the time. The union and creditors had crafted a deal, but it contained one clause LTV didn't like. By 7 that evening, the clause was out, and LTV did sign on, but only after the notice had gone out.
As the economy and LTV's financial health deteriorated this fall, LTV came back to the union for more cost savings.
Monday of last week, the union gave its opening response, and talks soon stopped. The sides disagree on who ended negotiations. But the creditors quickly came in and again took over the company's side of the table. The very next day, as negotiations continued, LTV asked the bankruptcy judge for permission to shut down steel operations.
Union President Leo Gerard said that while he was on the phone with Bricker that afternoon, the executive never mentioned the plans to shut down. Gerard said that when he learned that the plan had been filed with the judge, he called Bricker back and was told the company chairman wasn't sure if the filing had been made yet.
The next communication: A fax 90 minutes later confirming it.
"Either you lied straight to my face and continued to lie for a number of hours," Gerard said of Bricker, "or as the CEO there was a process going on right under your nose that you weren't aware of."
Tomasch said the company had warned the union well in advance that if it didn't get needed changes by mid-November it would have to ask for a shutdown.
He also said Turner had sent McCall and Gerard a letter that morning. McCall said the letter didn't spell out the company's intentions.
And Tomasch said that when Bricker told Gerard he didn't know if the company had filed, he was waiting for a call from lawyers to confirm it had actually been done.
"We have never blindsided the union," Tomasch said. "We have notified the union of every action we're going to take and notified them under terms of the agreement."
Even as the creditors and union were wrapping up an agreement this Tuesday, LTV managers were telling local union officials of plans to idle steel making this weekend.
But LTV wouldn't confirm the move that day. And, according to White's news release, Bricker said the company had no plans to idle any facilities.
"There was no deception," Tomasch said. "All questions were answered truthfully and completely by the chairman and company representatives."
The company's explanations have not calmed much of the criticism. And this is not the first time Bricker has found himself on the outs in Cleveland.
He left the city amid criticism in 1979 when he moved the headquarters of the company he then led - Diamond Shamrock - to Dallas. What had really stung was when he complained about the city's mayor - Kucinich - and its "political, economic and educational climate," and told a magazine the worst part of his job had been having to live here.
Earlier this year, in an interview, he spoke emotionally of returning to the city and meeting Mayor White, Kucinich, other politicians and scores of workers who rallied to the company's side on the day it filed for bankruptcy.
"That day," Bricker said, "this company incurred a real responsibility to give something back to the community. Until I've honored that kind of support, and honored it in a most complete and proper fashion, I will not have done my job."
Contact Sandra Livingston at:
slivings@plaind.com; 216-999-4453
© 2001 The Plain Dealer. Used with permission.