Media Release
Paper Machine Not For Sale
Weyerhaeuser shocks local union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 15, 2005
Prince Albert – The members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 1120 are horrified to hear today of Weyerhaeuser’s pronouncement that the fine grade paper machines at the mill in Prince Albert are no longer for sale.
“It’s a despicable act,” states Dave Coles, CEP Vice President. “To string our members along for more than 2 months and then slam them with this news 10 days before Christmas is simply unconscionable.”
“We are completely taken aback by this,” said Ron Rucks, CEP Local 1120 President. “We have been meeting in good faith to help find solutions for this company and this is how they repay our members.”
“We have broken production records as well as improved the quality of the papers over the past few months,” continues Rucks. “These machines are world class and profitable and this announcement makes no sense at all.”
The local union has been meeting with the employer and with government to find a new operator for the entire Prince Albert facility that produces both kraft pulp and fine grade papers.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada represents 162,000 members from coast to coast to coast.
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For more information contact:
Dave Coles, CEP Vice President
604 240-7284