DEFCON4...Truth more often than not is a matter of perspective and what you want to achieve.
if you asked the company they will give you their version of the truth as they see it and the union will do the same and 9 times out of ten they will not be the same.This is because they have different agenda's and want others to see a different perspective.
History is littered with examples of "both sides of the story".So to simply say ring the office will only give you one side of the story.
What I find interesting is that if MM gave some statements to the paper you would think he would have put out a newsletter explaining those quotes or his version if he believes he was taken out of context as the media is prone to doing.