In an inventive move, making use of the tools offered by the internet, Chris Allison and the mill workers at UPM paper mills in Miramachi, NB have launched a campaign. After fighting for months to save their mill which is scheduled for closure the workers are now looking for investors on their own. From the statement I was send:
“In an effort to save or ensure their jobs in the future, mill workers at UPM paper mills in Miramichi have launched a campaign, looking for buyers.
CEP President Chris Allison says ” action must happen now, the cold weather is coming, and we feel UPM will announce permenant closure, and allow the assets to be destroyed “. He continues ” we know the dollar is high , but it will come down eventually, and these facilities should be ready when it does ”. Allison is looking for the Federal Government to intervein as soon as possible. ” We have 750 people and their families, searching for answers, and it seems nobody wants to help find those answers”
Here is their commercial: