Our People & Communities

Our people are the foundation of our company. As our Corporate Guidelines for Business Conduct and Ethics show, we strive to create and nurture an accepting work environment that emphasizes dignity and respect for our fellow employees.

In our enterprises, we endeavor to improve the lives of our employees and the communities in which they live and work. We pay fair wages and provide generous benefits. Our Allegheny Technologies Incorporated Business System (ATIBS) work environment encourages employee involvement and promotes feedback and root cause analysis. At our STAL facility in Shanghai, China, for example, we show our commitment to our employees by paying above the prevailing local wages.

We provide equal employment and opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran's status and disability or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, see Career Opportunities.

• The Company donates to various civic and social groups, including local organizations, service organizations dedicated to health and human welfare, the arts, and schools and universities. In addition, Company donations are made to support our employees’ involvement in community activities.
• We encourage employees’ active involvement in their communities. Annually, our employees participate in the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure and the American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days.
• We have consistently supported the United Way and have participated in United Way Days of Caring in various local communities where we have facilities.
• We and our employees are recognized for our volunteer services, community involvement and ethical conduct in the workplace.

Moreover, we and our employees have contributed to education in the United States and abroad. Some of our operating companies sponsor scholarships to employees, and we fund scholarships at local universities near our STAL facility in Shanghai, China. Closer to home, some of our employees serve on local school boards, and on college or university boards of directors.

We recently received a Community Impact Award from the Governor's Office of Economic Development of the State of Utah in recognition of the future impact on workforce and economic development in Tooele County, Utah resulting from construction of the Company's Rowley, Utah titanium sponge plant. The Governor's Office considered company training of employees, comparative wages to employees, and other community impacts when determining that ATI should receive the award.

In June 2008, ATI Allvac received the 2008 Employer Award from the Employment Security Commission (ESC) of North Carolina. ATI Allvac was selected based on its positive contributions to the North Carolina economy and by working with the ESC to find highly qualified and diverse employees to support ATI Allvac's objectives.