More than 70 handed lay-off notices at Crofton mill (ladysmithchronicle.com)
Travis Gregson, president of Unifor Local 1132 which represents about 85 of the approximately 570 employees at the mill, said the mill’s newsprint and package grading machines were shut down on Wednesday night impacting many of his members. He said the union and the workers were given notice of the lay-offs nine days before the shutdown. Company officials have no comment at this time. Gregson said the work curtailment is expected to last about two weeks, but management set no hard date for when the machines will start up again, and workers have received no notification from the company as to when they will be returning to work.