Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Local mill appears destined for scrap heap

A local union boss is disappointed with the latest developments involving the former Abitibi Mission Mill. The company has found a scrap dealer in the States to buy the mill. Marvin Pupeza of the Canadian Paperworkers Union says its a sad day.  He says it wasn't long ago they were working with a potential buyer, but it fell apart.  Pupeza adds that a new collective agreement was even worked out with the members, but now it appears the mill will be bulldozed.  When it closed there were 430 employees.