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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ST. LOUIS , MISSOURI
March 23, 2005
Angelica Workers in Dallas File Petition to Decertify
Unions
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (March 23, 2005) - Angelica Corporation (NYSE: AGL), a
leading provider of healthcare linen management services, announced today that
employees at its Yorktown Street facility in Dallas filed a petition with the
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking to decertify the incumbent union,
UNITE HERE as their bargaining representative. A substantial number of the
employees currently represented by the union at the facility signed the
petition. As a result, a hearing has been scheduled by the NLRB for March 31,
2005, that is expected to lead to a vote of all employees covered by the
collective bargaining agreement at the facility to determine if UNITE HERE will
continue to represent them.
"It is important that this action was initiated by our employees in one of
our Dallas facilities", said Steve O'Hara, Angelica's President and Chief
Executive Officer. "As in all of our plants across the country, we support and
defend the right of our employees to determine for themselves in a secret ballot
election conducted by the NLRB, whether or not they wish to have a union."
Mr. O'Hara continued, "For the last 15 months UNITE HERE has conducted a
corporate campaign against Angelica, maligning Angelica to our employees,
customers, shareholders, and anyone else who would listen. While the union's
goal has been to organize workers at Angelica's 10 non-union facilities, many of
the union's campaign tactics have targeted the Company's other 23 plants that
are already unionized. We believe this petition shows UNITE HERE that Angelica
employees want a free and unforced choice regarding representation rights and
that workers in plants already represented by UNITE HERE do not wish to be pawns
in the union's attempt to organize workers in other plants who may not wish to
be organized."
Angelica Corporation, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
AGL, is a leading provider of textile rental and linen management services to
the U.S. healthcare market. More information about Angelica is available on its
website, www.angelica.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any forward-looking statements made in this document reflect the Company's
current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set
forth in these statements. These potential risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, competitive and general economic conditions, the ability to
retain current customers and to add new customers in competitive market
environments, competitive pricing in the marketplace, delays in the shipment of
orders, availability of labor at appropriate rates, availability and cost of
energy and water supplies, the cost of workers' compensation and healthcare
benefits, the ability to attract and retain key personnel, the ability of the
Company to complete the sale of the Life Uniform segment under financial terms
and conditions currently anticipated, the ability of the Company to accomplish
its strategy of re-directing its resources to its healthcare linen management
business in a timely and financially advantageous manner, unusual or unexpected
cash needs for operations or capital transactions, the effectiveness of certain
expense reduction initiatives, the ability to obtain financing in required
amounts and at appropriate rates, the ability to identify, negotiate, fund and
integrate acquisitions, and other factors which may be identified in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For additional information
contact:
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CONTACT:
STEVE FREY
GENERAL COUNSEL
CARLA LASZEWSKI
ASSISTANT
GENERAL COUNSEL
ANGELICA CORPORATION
TELE: (314) 854-3800
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